Body image dissatisfaction among immigrant children and adolescents in Canada and the United States: A scoping review

Kimber, Melissa; Couturier, Jennifer; Georgiades, Katholiki; Wahoush, Olive; Jack, Susan M.

doi:10.1002/eat.22295

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“…Regarding transracial adoptees, it could be hypothesized that body image concerns resembling those occasionally reported in immigrant groups could arise, due to similar experiences of having a physical appearance that differs from that of the majority population (Perez, Voelz, Pettit, & Joiner, ). However, the overall evidence for such an association is equivocal (Doris et al, ; Kimber, Couturier, Georgiades, Wahoush, & Jack, ). The findings presented here do not support an overall larger prevalence of body image concerns in the international adoptee population, the exception being higher levels of wish for thinness in adoptee women.…”

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Symptoms of disordered eating among adult international adoptees: A population‐based cohort study

Strand

Hausswolff-Juhlin

Fredlund

et al. 2018

Euro Eating Disorders Rev

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Objective There is a paucity of data on disordered eating among adoptees. The aim of the present study was to explore the prevalence of symptoms of disordered eating and body image concerns among international adoptees in a large representative community survey on health‐related behaviours. Method Combining survey data from the Stockholm Public Health Cohort and Swedish population data, adult international adoptees were compared with total participant data to assess differences in disordered eating and body dissatisfaction. Results International adoptee women displayed significantly higher levels of self‐induced vomiting, loss‐of‐control eating, food preoccupation, underweight, and wish for thinness compared with nonadoptee women, albeit with small or very small effect sizes. No significant differences were found in terms of mean body mass index, cognitive restraint, or emotional eating. Conclusion International adoptee women were disproportionally affected on several measures of disordered eating, although the magnitude of these differences were generally small in absolute terms.

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Symptoms of disordered eating among adult international adoptees: A population‐based cohort study

Strand

Hausswolff-Juhlin

Fredlund

et al. 2018

Euro Eating Disorders Rev

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“…With regard to the observed elevated risk of eating disorders in this group, experiences of having a physical appearance that differs from that of the majority population could hypothetically give rise to body image concerns similar to those reported in immigrant groups (Perez et al ., 2002). However, the existing literature on body dissatisfaction in ethnic minority groups is ambiguous (Kimber et al ., 2014; Doris et al ., 2015).…”

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Risk of eating disorders in international adoptees: a cohort study using Swedish national population registers

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Zhang

Thornton

et al. 2020

Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci

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Aims Compared to the general population, adoptees are more often referred to specialist psychiatric treatment, exhibit increased risk of suicide and display more symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder. However, little is known about the impact of being an adoptee on the risk of developing an eating disorder. The aim of the present study was to assess whether international adoptees have a higher risk for eating disorders than native Swedes. Methods In the present retrospective cohort study, data from the Swedish total population registers on individuals born between 1979 and 2005 were used to assess whether international adoptees residing in Sweden (n = 25 287) have a higher risk for anorexia nervosa (AN) and other eating disorders (OED) than non-adoptees with Swedish-born parents from the general population (n = 2 046 835). The patterns of these results were compared to those for major depressive disorder (MDD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and anxiety disorders to determine whether any observed effects were unique to eating disorders or reflected a more general impact on mental health outcomes. Results A survival analysis adjusting for relevant demographic covariates revealed an elevated risk of all examined psychiatric disorders in international adoptees: hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) are 1.21 (1.04–1.41) for AN, 1.60 (1.44–1.79) for OED, 1.90 (1.81–2.00) for MDD, 1.25 (1.09–1.44) for OCD, and 1.69 (1.60–1.78) for anxiety disorders. Conclusions Elevated risk of eating disorders as well as of MDD, OCD, and anxiety disorders was found in international adoptees. A parallel pattern between AN and OCD was observed, which both display less elevated rates than the other diagnoses. A considerable number of biological, environmental, and societal factors have been suggested to explain the observed differences in mental health between adoptees and non-adoptees, but they remain primarily theoretical.

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“…previous literature regarding the mediating role of acculturation is limited. Most studies on acculturation investigated the association between acculturation and body perceptions among Hispanics living in the US [13,[34][35][36] and/or used different acculturation proxies (e.g. language, social networks and ethnic social relations) [20].…”

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Body size ideals and body satisfaction among Dutch-origin and African-origin residents of Amsterdam: The HELIUS study

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Objective Obesity is highly prevalent among ethnic minorities and acceptance of larger body sizes may put these ethnic minorities at risk of obesity. This study aimed to examine body size ideals and body satisfaction in relation to body weight, in two Sub-Saharan African (SSA)-origin groups in the Netherlands compared to the Dutch. Additionally, in the two SSA-origin groups, this study assessed the mediating role of acculturation in the relation between ethnicity and body size ideals and body satisfaction. Methods Dutch, African Surinamese and Ghanaians living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, participated in the observational HELIUS study (n = 10,854). Body size ideals were assessed using a validated nine figure scale. Body satisfaction was calculated as the concordance of current with ideal figure. Acculturation was only assessed among SSA-origin participants and acculturation proxies included age of migration, residence duration, ethnic identity and social network. Weight and height were measured using standardised protocols. Results SSA-origin women and Ghanaian men had larger body size ideals compared to the Dutch; e.g. Surinamese and Ghanaian women had 0.37 (95%CI 0.32; 0.43) and 0.70 (95%CI 0.63; 0.78) larger body size ideals compared to Dutch women. SSA-origin participants were more often satisfied with their weight compared to the Dutch. Similarly, SSA-origin participants had more than twice the odds of being satisfied/preferring a larger figure compared to the Dutch (e.g. BSurinamese men 2.44, 95%CI 1.99; 2.99). Within the two SSA-origin groups, most acculturation proxies mediated the relation between ethnicity and body size ideals in women. Limited evidence of mediation was found for the outcome body satisfaction. Conclusion Public health strategies promoting a healthy weight may need to be differentiated according to sex and ethnic differences in body weight perception. Factors other than acculturation may underlie the ethnic differences between African Surinamese and Ghanaians in obesity.

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Body image dissatisfaction among immigrant children and adolescents in Canada and the United States: A scoping review

Cited by 10 publications

References 25 publications

Symptoms of disordered eating among adult international adoptees: A population‐based cohort study

Symptoms of disordered eating among adult international adoptees: A population‐based cohort study

Risk of eating disorders in international adoptees: a cohort study using Swedish national population registers

Body size ideals and body satisfaction among Dutch-origin and African-origin residents of Amsterdam: The HELIUS study

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