Similarities and differences between Caucasian and African American college women on eating and dieting expectancies, bulimic symptoms, dietary restraint, and disinhibition. The International journal of eating disorders. [Int J Eat Disord] Journal article | | Title | Similarities and differences between Caucasian and African American college women on eating and dieting expectancies, bulimic symptoms, dietary restraint, and disinhibition. | | Author(s) | Atlas JG, Smith GT, Hohlstein LA, McCarthy DM, Kroll LS | | Institution | Division of School Psychology, Alfred University, Alfred, New York, USA. | | Source | Int J Eat Disord 2002 Nov; 32(3):326-34. | | MeSH | Adult
African Americans
Attitude to Health
Body Image
Comparative Study
European Continental Ancestry Group
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Feeding Behavior
Female
Food Habits
Humans
Inhibition (Psychology)
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Students
| | Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To clarify race differences in eating disorder risk factors and symptoms, by comparing Caucasian and African American samples on the factor structures, intercorrelations, and mean levels of endorsement on a set of risk and symptom measures.
METHOD: A sample of 300 Caucasian and 200 African American undergraduates completed measures of eating and thinness/dieting expectancies, the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ), and the BULIT.
RESULTS: The factor structures of each measure were invariant across race. Intercorrelations among the measures generally did not differ across race. On the three expectancy measures predictive of symptomatology, two of three scales of the TFEQ, and the BULIT, African American women had lower mean scores than Caucasian women. Socioeconomic status did not account for the results: in this sample, it was unrelated to race and correlated with only 1 of 20 measures.
DISCUSSION: The factor-based meaning of these measures appears to be consistent across race. The measures correlate similarly across race, suggesting that the risk process may be similar for both races, but African American women endorsed significantly fewer risk factors and fewer symptoms. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 12210647 |
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