Ethnic and gender differences in eating attitudes among black and white college students

This study examines ethnic and gender differences in eating attitudes and behaviors among college students. Participants were 225 Black and 199 White students sampled from a historically Black university. White participants were more dissatisfied with their bodies, engaged in more self-loathing, and...

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Published in:Eating behaviors : an international journal 2005-12, Vol.6 (4), p.328-336
Main Authors: Aruguete, Mara S., DeBord, Kurt A., Yates, Alayne, Edman, Jeanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
African Continental Ancestry Group - psychology
Anger
Attitude - ethnology
Biological and medical sciences
Body Image
Body Mass Index
Diet - psychology
Differential and comparative psychology
Drive
Eating - psychology
Eating behaviors
Ethnicity
European Continental Ancestry Group - psychology
Feeding Behavior - psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender eating attitudes
Humans
Male
Personal Satisfaction
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sex Factors
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thinness - psychology
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Summary:This study examines ethnic and gender differences in eating attitudes and behaviors among college students. Participants were 225 Black and 199 White students sampled from a historically Black university. White participants were more dissatisfied with their bodies, engaged in more self-loathing, and dieted more than Blacks. Similarly, women were more dissatisfied with their bodies, engaged in more self-loathing, dieted more, and showed a greater drive for thinness than men. White women and Blacks of either gender exhibited similar predictors of drive for thinness with each group showing some combination of dieting and self-loathing. Intrapersonal anger predicted drive for thinness in White men, adding to a growing body of research suggesting a link between anger and eating disorders. Results support a substantial body of literature showing that Black and White college students differ on their views of body image and eating. Future research should explore the role of anger as a risk factor for eating disorders among White men.
ISSN:1471-0153
1873-7358
DOI:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2004.01.014