Cordero Elizabeth Diane, Gutierrez Angelica
Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, Imperial Valley, 720 Heber Avenue, Calexico, CA, 92231, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Oct;18(5):1032-1037. doi: 10.1007/s10903-016-0387-1.
Less-acculturated Latinos have been found to have unique patterns of weight-related eating attitudes and behaviors. This study examined body mass index (BMI), body image, and various facets of emotional distress as contributors to weight-related eating among less-acculturated female Latina college students. It was hypothesized that unique combinations of BMI, body image, depression, anxiety, and stress would predict routine restraint, compensatory restraint, susceptibility to external cues, and emotional eating in less-acculturated Latina college students. Participants were 141 college students from a rural region in southeastern California who completed questionnaires. Preoccupation with being overweight, a body-image variable, significantly predicted routine and compensatory restraint whereas stress was an important correlate of reasons for eating other than hunger. Implications of the findings include the potential to inform models of weight-related eating among less-acculturated Latina college students. Limitations include homogeneity of sample pertinent to Latino descent. Future directions are discussed.
研究发现，文化适应程度较低的拉丁裔人群有着与体重相关的独特饮食态度和行为模式。本研究调查了文化适应程度较低的拉丁裔女大学生的体重指数（BMI）、身体意象以及情绪困扰的各个方面，以探究这些因素与体重相关饮食之间的关系。研究假设，BMI、身体意象、抑郁、焦虑和压力的独特组合能够预测文化适应程度较低的拉丁裔女大学生的日常饮食节制、代偿性节制、对外界暗示的易感性以及情绪化进食。研究对象为来自加利福尼亚州东南部农村地区的141名大学生，他们完成了问卷调查。对超重的过度关注这一身体意象变量显著预测了日常和代偿性节制，而压力是饥饿以外进食原因的重要相关因素。研究结果的意义包括为了解文化适应程度较低的拉丁裔女大学生体重相关饮食模式提供了可能。研究局限包括样本在拉丁裔血统方面的同质性。文中还讨论了未来的研究方向。
