Madanat H N, Hawks S R, Novilla M L
Department of Community Health, College of Science and Health, Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT 84058, USA.
Eat Weight Disord. 2006 Sep;11(3):133-8. doi: 10.1007/BF03327558.
The purpose of this study was to compare the levels of eating disordered attitudes and behaviors among college students in the United States and the Philippines.
A convenience-based cross-sectional survey.
General education classes in one college in Manila and another in the Western US.
340 college students.
A paper-pencil survey was given to the students in the classroom consisting of Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) and demographic variables.
Eating disordered attitudes and behaviors (scoring 20 or more on EAT-26) was the dependent variable, while gender and country of residence were the two main independent variables.
Frequency distributions, chi-squares, and logistic regression analysis were employed to summarize and analyze the data.
Filipino students were 10.9 times (p-value <0.0001) more likely to have eating disordered attitudes and behaviors than their American counterparts controlling for the demographics collected. This relationship remained significant when regression models were done for each gender separately. In addition, married students and more specifically married female students were more likely to have eating disordered attitudes and behaviors than single students or single females.
Arguments are made as to why higher levels of eating disordered attitudes and behaviors are observed among Filipino college students. These results provide important information about the levels of eating disordered attitudes and behaviors in the Philippines and may be useful for developing future education programs.
本研究旨在比较美国和菲律宾大学生饮食失调态度和行为的水平。
基于便利抽样的横断面调查。
马尼拉一所大学和美国西部另一所大学的通识教育课程。
340名大学生。
在课堂上向学生发放纸笔调查问卷，内容包括饮食态度测试（EAT-26）和人口统计学变量。
饮食失调态度和行为（EAT-26得分20分及以上）为因变量，性别和居住国家为两个主要自变量。
采用频率分布、卡方检验和逻辑回归分析对数据进行总结和分析。
在控制所收集的人口统计学因素后，菲律宾学生出现饮食失调态度和行为的可能性是美国学生的10.9倍（p值<0.0001）。当分别对每种性别进行回归模型分析时，这种关系仍然显著。此外，已婚学生，尤其是已婚女学生比单身学生或单身女性更有可能出现饮食失调态度和行为。
针对为何菲律宾大学生中饮食失调态度和行为水平较高进行了论证。这些结果提供了有关菲律宾饮食失调态度和行为水平的重要信息，可能有助于制定未来的教育计划。
