Bediako Shawn M, Kwate Naa Oyo A, Rucker Reggie
Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0376, USA.
Ethn Dis. 2004 Autumn;14(4):527-32.
The present study utilized the African self-consciousness (ASC) construct as an index of African-American cultural identity, and explored its association .with health consciousness and dietary behavior. One hundred ninety-seven African-American adults residing in a Southeastern community participated in the study. Results demonstrated few, but significant, correlations between cultural identity and health consciousness. A similar relationship was observed between cultural identity and dietary behavior. Further, after statistically controlling for health consciousness, cultural identity contributed unique variance to dietary behavior. These findings represent preliminary evidence suggesting the general viability of cultural models in explaining African-American health behavior. More importantly, the study offers avenues for additional research on the complex roles played by culture and cultural identity in African-American dietary behavior.
本研究采用非洲自我意识（ASC）结构作为非裔美国人文化认同的指标，并探讨其与健康意识和饮食行为之间的关联。居住在东南部社区的197名非裔美国成年人参与了该研究。结果表明，文化认同与健康意识之间的相关性虽少，但具有显著性。在文化认同与饮食行为之间也观察到了类似的关系。此外，在对健康意识进行统计控制后，文化认同对饮食行为产生了独特的影响。这些发现提供了初步证据，表明文化模型在解释非裔美国人健康行为方面具有普遍可行性。更重要的是，该研究为进一步研究文化和文化认同在非裔美国人饮食行为中所起的复杂作用提供了途径。
