Harrington Ellen F, Crowther Janis H, Henrickson Heather C Payne, Mickelson Kristin D
Department of Psychology, Kent State University, OH 44242-0001, USA.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2006 Apr;12(2):212-29. doi: 10.1037/1099-9809.12.2.212.
The present study investigated whether trauma, stress, and discriminatory experiences influenced binge eating among 93 African American and 85 Caucasian women. Trauma and stress were significantly related to binge eating for both groups, although the stress- binge eating relationship was stronger for Caucasian women. Ethnicity did not moderate the relationship between trauma and binge eating, but did moderate the stress-binge eating relationship. Finally, the hypothesis that trauma and stress would influence binge eating through their effects on function of eating was partially supported; the relationship between stress and binge eating was partially mediated by function of eating among Caucasian women. The implications of these findings for our understanding of binge eating are discussed.
本研究调查了创伤、压力和歧视经历是否会影响93名非裔美国女性和85名白人女性的暴饮暴食行为。两组中，创伤和压力均与暴饮暴食显著相关，不过白人女性的压力与暴饮暴食之间的关系更强。种族并未调节创伤与暴饮暴食之间的关系，但调节了压力与暴饮暴食之间的关系。最后，创伤和压力会通过对进食功能的影响来影响暴饮暴食这一假设得到了部分支持；在白人女性中，压力与暴饮暴食之间的关系部分由进食功能介导。本文讨论了这些发现对于我们理解暴饮暴食行为的意义。
