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Disordered eating in African American and Caucasian women: the role of ethnic identity.
- Source :
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Journal of black studies [J Black Stud] 2011; Vol. 42 (6), pp. 906-22. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The influential roles of culture and ethnic identity are frequently cited in developing disordered eating and body dissatisfaction, constituting both protective and risk factors. For African American women, strongly identifying with African American cultural beauty ideals may protect against disordered eating to lose weight, but may actually increase risk in development of disordered eating directed at weight gain, such as binge eating. This study compares African American and Caucasian women on disordered eating measures, positing that African American women show greater risk for binge eating due to the impact of ethnic identity on body dissatisfaction. Findings indicate low levels of ethnic identity represent a risk factor for African American women, increasing the likelihood of showing greater binge eating and bulimic pathology. In Caucasian women, high levels of ethnic identity constitute a risk factor, leading to higher levels of both binge eating and global eating pathology. Implications for prevention and treatment are discussed.
- Subjects :
- Black or African American education
Black or African American ethnology
Black or African American history
Black or African American legislation & jurisprudence
Black or African American psychology
Binge-Eating Disorder economics
Binge-Eating Disorder ethnology
Binge-Eating Disorder history
Binge-Eating Disorder psychology
Bulimia economics
Bulimia ethnology
Bulimia history
Bulimia psychology
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
United States ethnology
White People education
White People ethnology
White People history
White People legislation & jurisprudence
White People psychology
Women, Working education
Women, Working history
Women, Working legislation & jurisprudence
Women, Working psychology
Beauty Culture economics
Beauty Culture education
Beauty Culture history
Beauty Culture legislation & jurisprudence
Body Weight ethnology
Body Weight physiology
Ethnicity education
Ethnicity ethnology
Ethnicity history
Ethnicity legislation & jurisprudence
Ethnicity psychology
Feeding and Eating Disorders economics
Feeding and Eating Disorders ethnology
Feeding and Eating Disorders history
Feeding and Eating Disorders psychology
Social Identification
Women's Health ethnology
Women's Health history
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0021-9347
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of black studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22073427
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0021934710396368