Relationship of weight, body dissatisfaction, and self-esteem in African American and white female dieters

Objective: The present study examined the relationship among weight, body dissatisfaction, and self-esteem in a large group of African American and white female dieters who were generally overweight and of middle to high socioeconomic status. Method: Subjects were participants in a survey of dieting...

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Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 1997-09, Vol.22 (2), p.127-130
Main Authors: Caldwell, M.B, Brownell, K.D, Wilfley, D.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
African American women
African Americans - psychology
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
BLACKS
BODY IMAGE
BODY WEIGHT
CAUCASIANS
CLASE ALTA
CLASE MEDIA
CLASSE MOYENNE
CLASSE SUPERIEURE
DIET
Diet, Reducing - psychology
DIETA
Eating behavior disorders
Eating disorders
ETATS UNIS
ETHNIC GROUPS
ETHNICITY
EUA
European Continental Ancestry Group - psychology
Female
FEMME
GROUPE ETHNIQUE
GRUPOS ETNICOS
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
MIDDLE CLASSES
Miscellaneous
MUJERES
Obesity - ethnology
Personal Satisfaction
PESO CORPORAL
POIDS CORPOREL
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Race
REGIME ALIMENTAIRE
Self Concept
Self image
Social classes
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
UPPER CLASSES
upper social classes
USA
Weight control
white women
WOMEN
Women - psychology
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Summary:Objective: The present study examined the relationship among weight, body dissatisfaction, and self-esteem in a large group of African American and white female dieters who were generally overweight and of middle to high socioeconomic status. Method: Subjects were participants in a survey of dieting practices undertaken by Consumer Reports magazine. Major outcome measures included the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and an assessment of shape and weight attitudes. Results: No significant differences between African American and white women were found for body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, discrepancies between actual and ideal weight and shape, or the relationship between self-esteem and body dissatisfaction. Body mass index contributed less to body satisfaction scores in African American than in white women. Discussion: This study provides a comparison of African American and white women in the upper social classes, and raises the possibility that previous findings of less body concern in African American women reflect class rather than race effects
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199709)22:2<127::AID-EAT2>3.0.CO;2-H