University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Humboldt State University.
Child Dev. 2018 Jul;89(4):1360-1377. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12808. Epub 2017 Apr 25.
Globalization prompts remote acculturation toward U.S. culture in Jamaica; this study used a bioecological systems approach to examine its proximal impact on nutrition through U.S. cable TV consumption, and maternal influences in the home. Overall, 330 randomly selected adolescent-mother dyads from schools in Kingston, Jamaica (M = 13.8 years, SD = 1.8) completed questionnaires reporting American identity and behavioral preferences, daily time spent watching U.S.-produced TV programs, and frequency of eating unhealthy foods. Actor-partner interdependence models revealed that girls' American identity/behavior directly predicted their unhealthy eating, whereas girls' mothers and boys' American identity/behavior indirectly predicted unhealthy eating as mediated by their U.S. TV hours. Additionally, mothers' American identity/behavior predicted daughters' unhealthy eating as mediated by mothers' U.S. TV hours. Remote acculturation theory may facilitate more targeted research and prevention/intervention.
全球化促使牙买加人对美国文化产生远距离文化适应；本研究采用生物生态系统方法，通过美国有线电视消费和家庭中的母亲影响，来检验其对营养的直接影响。总体而言，来自牙买加金斯敦学校的 330 名随机选择的青少年母亲对（M=13.8 岁，SD=1.8）完成了问卷调查，报告了美国身份和行为偏好、每天观看美国制作的电视节目的时间以及食用不健康食品的频率。演员-伙伴相互依存模型显示，女孩的美国身份/行为直接预测了她们的不良饮食习惯，而女孩的母亲和男孩的美国身份/行为则通过她们的美国电视时间间接预测了不良饮食习惯。此外，母亲的美国身份/行为通过母亲的美国电视时间预测了女儿的不良饮食习惯。远程文化适应理论可能有助于更有针对性的研究和预防/干预。
