Markey Charlotte N
Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Eat Disord. 2004 Summer;12(2):139-56. doi: 10.1080/10640260490445041.
Eating disorders are often conceptualized as"culture-bound problems;"however, the processes by which culture contributes to eating disorders have yet to be elucidated by researchers. This manuscript moves beyond research's current emphasis on evaluating the prevalence rates of eating disorders among ethnic groups, and presents a tripartite model to aid in understanding how cultural processes influence eating disorders. Cultural influences on the development of eating behaviors, body image ideals, and conceptions of health and illness are discussed. It is hoped that the ideas presented will be used to direct efforts to further develop models of the relations between culture and eating disorders and will be considered in the development of programs seeking to aid in the prevention and treatment of maladaptive eating patterns.
饮食失调症常常被概念化为“与文化相关的问题”；然而，文化导致饮食失调症的具体过程尚未得到研究人员的阐明。本手稿超越了目前研究对评估不同种族群体中饮食失调症患病率的关注，提出了一个三方模型，以帮助理解文化过程如何影响饮食失调症。文中讨论了文化对饮食行为发展、身体形象理想以及健康和疾病观念的影响。希望所提出的观点将用于指导进一步发展文化与饮食失调症之间关系模型的工作，并在旨在帮助预防和治疗适应不良饮食模式的项目开发中得到考虑。
