Media and Cultural Influences in African-American Girls’ Eating Disorder Risk

Objective. To investigate media and cultural influences in eating disorder development in African-American adolescent females. Method. Fifty-seven participants were recruited through churches and community organizations to complete a questionnaire. Results. Mainstream sociocultural identification wa...

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Published in:ISRN preventive medicine 2013-02, Vol.2013, p.319701-8
Main Authors: Jones, Lakaii A., Cook-Cottone, Catherine
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Objective. To investigate media and cultural influences in eating disorder development in African-American adolescent females. Method. Fifty-seven participants were recruited through churches and community organizations to complete a questionnaire. Results. Mainstream sociocultural identification was associated with more eating disorder behavior in African-American females; cultural ethnic identification was not significantly associated with eating disorder behavior in African-American females, mainstream sociocultural identification, cultural ethnic identification, and body dissatisfaction significantly predicted eating disorder behavior; and cultural ethnic identification was positively correlated with mainstream sociocultural identification. This study provides support for the importance of eating disorder prevention interventions that focus specifically on African-American girls.
ISSN:2090-8784
2090-8784
DOI:10.5402/2013/319701