Division of Sleep Medicine, and Affiliated with the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Psychology and Wellbeing, The Open University, London, England, UK.
J Am Coll Health. 2024 Oct;72(7):2204-2210. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2108322. Epub 2022 Aug 19.
College men may be at risk for binge eating (BE) but are underrepresented in research. This study aimed to examine if body weight/shape concerns, perceived stress, and psychological distress significantly contributed to the likelihood of BE over the past 28 days. A racially/ethnically diverse sample ( = 873) of college men. An anonymous online survey was administered. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the hypothesized associations for the entire sample, and exploratory analyses were conducted within each racial/ethnic group. The model explained approximately 25% of the variance in BE, with body weight/shape concerns as the only significant predictor in the overall sample and for the White, Black, and Asian subsamples; none of the variables were significant among Latino men. Body weight/shape concerns predict BE among diverse college men. The findings have implications for future research, as well as for prevention and intervention for college men.
大学生可能存在暴食（BE）的风险，但在研究中代表性不足。本研究旨在探讨过去 28 天内，体重/体型担忧、感知压力和心理困扰是否会显著增加 BE 的可能性。该研究纳入了一个具有不同种族/民族背景的大学生样本（n=873）。采用匿名在线调查的方式。采用逻辑回归分析检验整个样本的假设关联，并在每个种族/民族群体内进行探索性分析。该模型解释了 BE 约 25%的方差，体重/体型担忧是总体样本以及白种人、黑人和亚洲人亚组中唯一的显著预测因子；在拉丁裔男性中，没有一个变量是显著的。体重/体型担忧预测了不同种族的大学生中 BE 的发生。这些发现对未来的研究以及针对大学生的预防和干预具有重要意义。
