The Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, United States.
The Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, United States.
Body Image. 2020 Dec;35:108-113. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.08.013. Epub 2020 Sep 23.
This study evaluated the relationship between race/ethnicity and body shape concerns among adults in the U.S. and evaluated if this relationship varied by Body Mass Index (BMI) and gender. Data were collected from U.S. adults (N = 2,212) using a national online survey panel designed to approximate the US census data. Gender, age, race/ethnicity, BMI and body shape concerns (Body Shape Questionnaire) were assessed. Analysis of variance was utilized to evaluate the race/ethnicity and BSQ association and if the relationship varied by gender and BMI category. The sample (65 % White, 13 % Black/African American, 16 % Latino/Hispanic/Mexican American and 6 % Asian/Pacific Islander) was 50 % female; mean age of 44.2 years (SD = 16.8); BMI of 27.4 (SD = 6.7). A gender by BMI category interaction (p < .01) revealed no difference in BSQ scores by gender when BMI < 18, but higher BSQ scores among women for all other BMI groups. A main effect of race/ethnicity revealed BSQ scores were equally high across racial/ethnic groups, except individuals who identified as White (M = 42.0, SD = 19.7) reported higher BSQ than those identified as Asian/Pacific Islander (M = 37.4, SD = 17.4). Body shape concerns are common among US adults. Individuals of racial/ethnic minority status may experience similar gender- and BMI-related differences in body shape concerns as White individuals.
本研究评估了美国成年人的种族/民族与体型担忧之间的关系，并评估了这种关系是否因体重指数（BMI）和性别而异。数据来自美国成年人（N=2212），使用的是全国在线调查小组，旨在近似美国人口普查数据。评估了性别、年龄、种族/民族、BMI 和体型担忧（体型问卷）。利用方差分析评估了种族/民族与 BSQ 的关联，以及这种关系是否因性别和 BMI 类别而异。该样本（65%为白人，13%为黑人/非裔美国人，16%为拉丁裔/西班牙裔/墨西哥裔美国人，6%为亚洲/太平洋岛民）中女性占 50%；平均年龄为 44.2 岁（SD=16.8）；BMI 为 27.4（SD=6.7）。性别与 BMI 类别交互作用（p<.01）表明，当 BMI<18 时，性别对 BSQ 评分没有影响，但对于其他所有 BMI 群体，女性的 BSQ 评分更高。种族/民族的主要影响表明，BSQ 评分在所有种族/民族群体中都很高，除了自认为是白人的个体（M=42.0，SD=19.7）比自认为是亚洲/太平洋岛民的个体（M=37.4，SD=17.4）报告的 BSQ 评分更高。体型担忧在美国成年人中很常见。少数族裔个体可能经历与白人个体相似的性别和 BMI 相关的体型担忧差异。
