Department of Korean Medical Sciences, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Gangwon, Republic of Korea.
APPEAR, Department of Applied Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Int J Eat Disord. 2024 Oct;57(10):2067-2070. doi: 10.1002/eat.24279. Epub 2024 Aug 22.
The study by Monocello et al. presents findings from a cultural model analysis providing support for culturally bounded understandings of weight and shape and body ideals, and identifying factors that vary across culturally anchored weight categories. In this commentary, we highlight the value of utilizing emic perspectives and employing cultural models in research focused on body image and disordered eating, and the usefulness of these empirical data among Korean men who constitute an underrepresented group in the eating disorders literature. In addition, methodological and contextual aspects that warrant consideration in the interpretation of the results are highlighted. Finally, directions for future research are presented focused on body image and disordered eating among Korean men, as well as leveraging cultural models more broadly in the field. We hope that the study by Monocello and colleagues will stimulate additional research that centers the perspectives of underrepresented groups in ways that elevate and honor their experiences and help to shift the field away from a White-centered perspective.
Monocello 等人的研究提供了文化模型分析的结果，为体重、体型和体型理想的文化界限理解提供了支持，并确定了在不同文化锚定的体重类别中存在差异的因素。在这篇评论中，我们强调了在关注身体形象和饮食失调的研究中利用内在观点和文化模型的价值，以及这些实证数据在构成饮食失调文献中代表性不足的群体的韩国男性中的有用性。此外，还强调了在解释结果时需要考虑的方法学和背景方面。最后，提出了未来的研究方向，重点是韩国男性的身体形象和饮食失调问题，以及更广泛地在该领域利用文化模型。我们希望 Monocello 及其同事的研究能够激发更多以代表性不足群体的观点为中心的研究，提升和尊重他们的经验，并帮助该领域摆脱以白人为中心的观点。
