Kwan Mun Yee, Gordon Kathryn H, Minnich Allison M
Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University, Minard 232, Fargo, ND 58108, USA; Department of Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work, West Texas A&M University, Old Main 422, Canyon, TX 79016, USA.
Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University, Minard 232, Fargo, ND 58108, USA; Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, 120 8th Street S., Fargo, ND 58102, USA.
Eat Behav. 2018 Jan;28:25-31. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2017.12.003. Epub 2017 Dec 29.
Empirical evidence suggests the importance of considering acculturative stress and perceived discrimination in understanding the mental health of ethnic minority groups, including their eating behaviors and associated psychopathology. The current study examined the effect of acculturative stress and perceived discrimination on eating disorder symptoms among ethnic minority undergraduate students. A total of 187 ethnic minority undergraduate students (41.2% men) completed this cross-sectional study by completing self-report questionnaires on a secure online system. Regression analyses revealed a main effect of acculturative stress on eating concern, shape concern, weight concern, drive for thinness, and bulimia but not restraint or body dissatisfaction. Gender moderated the effect of acculturative stress on drive for muscularity, suggesting that this effect was only significant in women, but not men. The main effect of perceived discrimination was significant for restraint, eating concern, shape concern, weight concern, and drive for muscularity but not drive for thinness, bulimia, or body dissatisfaction. Acculturative stress and perceived discrimination are important factors to consider in understanding the development and maintenance of eating disorder symptoms among ethnic minority populations. Targeting these two factors may improve the effectiveness of intervention programs for eating disorder symptoms among ethnic minority undergraduate students.
实证证据表明，在理解少数族裔群体的心理健康，包括他们的饮食行为及相关精神病理学方面，考虑文化适应压力和感知到的歧视具有重要意义。本研究考察了文化适应压力和感知到的歧视对少数族裔本科学生饮食失调症状的影响。共有187名少数族裔本科学生（41.2%为男性）通过在一个安全的在线系统上完成自我报告问卷参与了这项横断面研究。回归分析显示，文化适应压力对饮食关注、体型关注、体重关注、追求瘦身和暴食有主效应，但对克制或身体不满没有主效应。性别调节了文化适应压力对追求肌肉发达的影响，表明这种效应仅在女性中显著，而在男性中不显著。感知到的歧视对克制、饮食关注、体型关注、体重关注和追求肌肉发达有显著的主效应，但对追求瘦身、暴食或身体不满没有主效应。在理解少数族裔群体饮食失调症状的发展和维持方面，文化适应压力和感知到的歧视是需要考虑的重要因素。针对这两个因素可能会提高针对少数族裔本科学生饮食失调症状的干预项目的有效性。
