Neumark-Sztainer Dianne, Wall Melanie, Zhang Zhijun, Larson Nicole, Adams Kaitlyn, Piran Niva
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Body Image. 2025 Jun 23;54:101928. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101928.
This study explores the prevalence of yoga practice and associations with embodiment, internalized weight stigma, body satisfaction, unhealthy weight control behaviors, and binge eating in a diverse population-based sample. Data were collected as part of the Eating and Activity over Time (EAT) study. Participants include 994 adults (mean age: 27.6; range: 24-35), with high percentages from marginalized ethnic/racial and low-income backgrounds. Cross-sectional and five-year longitudinal analyses were conducted. Approximately one-fifth (18.6 %) of participants practiced yoga in the past year, with 11.8 % practicing regularly (≥ 30 min per week in the past year). The prevalence of practicing yoga regularly differed across gender (highest in women and gender minorities), education (higher at higher levels of education), and BMI (lower in yoga practitioners), but not across ethnicity/race or age. Practicing yoga regularly was consistently associated with greater embodiment and, in most analyses, with lower internalized weight stigma and higher body satisfaction. Disordered eating behaviors were equally high, or higher, among regular yoga practitioners as compared to non-practitioners, with some differences across analytic models. Findings provide support for the connection between yoga and embodiment, as well as embodiment and disordered eating. Yoga that promotes a sense of embodiment is likely to help reduce disordered eating.
本研究在一个基于人群的多样化样本中,探讨了瑜伽练习的普遍性以及与体现感、内化的体重耻辱感、身体满意度、不健康的体重控制行为和暴饮暴食之间的关联。数据是作为“随时间推移的饮食与活动”(EAT)研究的一部分收集的。参与者包括994名成年人(平均年龄:27.6岁;范围:24 - 35岁),其中很大比例来自边缘化的种族/族裔和低收入背景。进行了横断面分析和为期五年的纵向分析。在过去一年中,约五分之一(18.6%)的参与者练习瑜伽,其中11.8%的人定期练习(过去一年每周≥30分钟)。定期练习瑜伽的普遍性在性别(女性和性别少数群体中最高)、教育程度(教育程度越高,比例越高)和体重指数(瑜伽练习者中较低)方面存在差异,但在种族/族裔或年龄方面没有差异。定期练习瑜伽始终与更强的体现感相关,并且在大多数分析中,与较低的内化体重耻辱感和较高的身体满意度相关。与不练习瑜伽的人相比,定期练习瑜伽的人出现饮食失调行为的比例同样高,甚至更高,不同分析模型之间存在一些差异。研究结果为瑜伽与体现感之间的联系以及体现感与饮食失调之间的联系提供了支持。促进体现感的瑜伽可能有助于减少饮食失调。