Skreblin Lana, Sujoldzić Anita
Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia.
Coll Antropol. 2003 Dec;27(2):469-77.
Previous studies have indicated that the acculturation process may contribute to psychosocial and health problems among immigrants through the mediation of acculturation stress. This study focuses on adolescents with immigrant background permanently settled in the Croatian region of Dalmatia and the influences of the acculturation process on their dietary habits, nutritional behavior and perceived body-image. The survey was conducted on the total sample of 510 adolescents (aged 14-19) including 52 first generation and 248 second generation immigrants. The analysis included dietary habits and questions of restrictive diet as indicators of unhealthy influence on physical health. Psychological factors (stress and self-esteem) have been found to be associated with dietary habits, diet behavior and dissatisfaction with body-image among adolescents with significant differences by immigrant status. Immigrant status is viewed as a risk factor for psychological distress and unhealthy dieting behavior. Research stresses the need to study the interaction between acculturation and health not only from an individual perspective, but also from the broader socio-ecological context of population subgroups.
先前的研究表明，文化适应过程可能通过文化适应压力的中介作用，导致移民出现心理社会和健康问题。本研究聚焦于永久定居在克罗地亚达尔马提亚地区的有移民背景的青少年，以及文化适应过程对他们饮食习惯、营养行为和自我认知身体形象的影响。该调查针对510名青少年（年龄在14至19岁之间）的总样本进行，其中包括52名第一代移民和248名第二代移民。分析内容包括饮食习惯以及限制性饮食问题，这些被视为对身体健康产生不良影响的指标。研究发现，心理因素（压力和自尊）与青少年的饮食习惯、饮食行为以及对身体形象的不满有关，且不同移民身份的青少年之间存在显著差异。移民身份被视为心理困扰和不健康节食行为的一个风险因素。研究强调，不仅要从个体角度，还要从更广泛的人口亚群体社会生态背景来研究文化适应与健康之间的相互作用。
