Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2023 Apr;71(3):790-797. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1908304. Epub 2021 Apr 8.
Emergent research suggests that trauma-exposed Latinx college students are a particularly at-risk group for eating-related problems. For this reason, there is a need to further understand the cognitive processes that may underpin maladaptive eating among this vulnerable segment of the population. Participants included 304 trauma exposed Latinx college students (84.5% females; = 22.8 years, = 5.79). The current study examined the role of mindful attention in relation to several distinct expectancies related to eating. Results indicated that lower reported levels of mindful attention were associated with greater levels of expectancies of eating to help manage negative affect, expectancies that eating will alleviate boredom, and expectancies that eating will lead to feeling out of control. These findings suggest that it may be beneficial to assess for mindful attention among Latinx college students with a history of trauma exposure presenting with problematic eating behaviors.
新兴研究表明，经历过创伤的拉丁裔大学生是与饮食相关问题风险特别高的群体。出于这个原因，我们需要进一步了解可能是这一弱势群体出现不良进食行为的认知过程。参与者包括 304 名经历过创伤的拉丁裔大学生（84.5%为女性；=22.8 岁，=5.79）。本研究考察了正念注意与与几种不同的与饮食相关的预期之间的关系。结果表明，报告的正念注意水平越低，与以下预期的关联就越大：进食以帮助管理负面情绪、进食可以消除无聊感，以及进食会导致失控感。这些发现表明，对于有创伤暴露史并出现饮食问题行为的拉丁裔大学生，评估其正念注意水平可能是有益的。
