Comparison of Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Nutrition, Body Size, Dieting, and Hunger in Russian, Black‐American, and White‐American Adolescents

Stevens, June; Alexandrov, A. A.; Smirnova, Svetlana G.; Деев, А. Д.; Gershunskaya, Yu. B.; Davis, C. E.; Thomas, Ratna P.

doi:10.1002/j.1550-8528.1997.tb00297.x

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“…Our findings did show that AA adolescents preferred a larger ideal body size than CC adolescents. This is consistent with previous research showing that AA girls prefer a larger body weight than CC girls (51). HA adolescents were somewhat in the middle, not showing a significant difference in ideal body size from either CC or AA groups, a finding that was similar to that reported by Story et al (52).…”

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Physical, Behavioral, and Body Image Characteristics in a Tri‐Racial Group of Adolescent Girls

2004

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PERRY, ARLETTE C., EVELYN B. ROSENBLATT, AND XUEWEN WANG. Physical, behavioral, and body image characteristics in a tri-racial group of adolescent girls. Obes Res. 2004;12:1670 -1679. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate physical characteristics, nutrient intake, physical activity level, and body image in white (CC), African-American (AA), and Hispanic-American (HA) female adolescents. Research Methods and Procedures:High school volunteers were solicited for this study. Self-reported information was used to determine subject characteristics, family income, physical activity, body image, and nutrient intake. Physical evaluations were used to determine body mass index, percent body fat, fat distribution, resting heart rate, and blood pressure (BP). Results: Results showed that AA girls displayed significantly higher diastolic BP than HA girls (p ϭ 0.029). CC adolescents showed greater physical activity (p ϭ 0.010) and lower adiposity than HA adolescents (p ϭ 0.048), as well as lower subscapular skinfold than AA adolescents (p ϭ 0.018). AA adolescents selected a higher ideal body size than CC girls (p ϭ 0.038). There was also a significant difference in percentage carbohydrates (p Ͻ 0.034) and cholesterol consumed (p Ͻ 0.016) among groups, with CC girls showing the highest values for carbohydrates and lowest values for cholesterol intake among groups. Discussion: Given our findings of higher adiposity and lower physical activity levels in HA adolescents and greater diastolic BP levels and subscapular skinfold in AA adolescents, more interventions should be targeted toward improving health-related variables among minority populations.

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Physical, Behavioral, and Body Image Characteristics in a Tri‐Racial Group of Adolescent Girls

2004

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“…[19][20][21] Furthermore, groups as dissimilar as African Americans, American Indians, Alaskan natives and Russians express greater body satisfaction than whites. 8,22 Thus studies regarding how these groups determine their appropriate body weight might also discover more of a focus on being healthy versus appearance. Finally, many successful health promotion efforts involve community members, which implies the importance of peers in education.…”

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Cultural conflicts in the weight loss experience of overweight Latinos

2006

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Objective: In spite of the high prevalence of obesity in the Latino population, there is limited recent information that can be used by health-care providers to develop culturally appropriate weight loss strategies for this population. Therefore, we describe weight loss experiences, attitudes and barriers in overweight Latino adults. Design: Qualitative study using focus group methodology Subjects: Twenty-one overweight adults (body mass index X25, age X20 years) self-identified as Latinos. Methods: Subjects participated in one of three focus groups. Reccurring themes within group discussions were identified by three independent investigators, one who was ethnicity concordant. Results: Themes included the presence of mixed messages when determining one's appropriate weight, with participants' desire to lose weight to be healthy (based on professional advice and personal experience) conflicting with the cultural idea that being overweight is healthy. Participants described discordance when adapting to the mainstream, leading to the loss of healthy traditional habits. Participants expressed interest in weight loss and familiarity with dieting and weight loss interventions. They desired culturally appropriate nutrition education and reassurance regarding healthy dieting from health-care providers. The importance of interactions with peers during education was another relevant theme, and participants were overwhelmingly positive about group education. Conclusions: To improve health promotion for Latinos, cultural factors distinctive to this underserved population, and barriers they articulate, should be considered when developing weight loss interventions.

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“…53 Female adolescents may be more likely to care about their body image, 53 and some studies show that body dissatisfaction is more prevalent among girls. [54][55][56] A recent comparative study of eating disorders showed that a substantial proportion of female high school students in Hong Kong (74%), Shenzhen (61%), and rural area of Hunan (44.3%) desired a lower BMI. 57 In the present study, boys with high BMI experienced less depressive symptoms than did girls with high BMI.…”

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Effects of perceived peer isolation and social support availability on the relationship between body mass index and depressive symptoms

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Int J Obes

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OBJECTIVE:To examine relationships between body mass index (BMI) and psychological correlates in Chinese school adolescents during the period of economic transition. DESIGN: Baseline data of 1655 Chinese adolescents aged 11-15 y were retrieved from a longitudinal smoking cessation and health promotion program in Wuhan, China. Assessments of body weight and height, depressive symptoms, perceived peer isolation (PPI) and perceived availability of social support (PASS) were collected. RESULTS: Based on the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) age-and sex-specific BMI cutoffs, 12.5% of boys and 9.2% of girls were overweight. In girls, high BMI was significantly related to higher self-reported depressive symptoms, and was dominantly mediated by PPI. On the contrary, high BMI boys reported significantly lower levels of PPI although high PPI level aggravated depressive symptoms. For both girls and boys, the observed effect of PPI on the relationship between BMI and depressive symptoms was sustained only in low PASS boys and girls. CONCLUSIONS: The present study revealed different effects of PPI on the association of BMI and depressive symptoms between boys and girls, which were buffered by levels of PASS. The findings of this study may contribute to our understanding of the influences of psychological correlates in pediatric overweight in the Eastern cultural environment.

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Comparison of Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Nutrition, Body Size, Dieting, and Hunger in Russian, Black‐American, and White‐American Adolescents

Cited by 15 publications

References 38 publications

Physical, Behavioral, and Body Image Characteristics in a Tri‐Racial Group of Adolescent Girls

Physical, Behavioral, and Body Image Characteristics in a Tri‐Racial Group of Adolescent Girls

Cultural conflicts in the weight loss experience of overweight Latinos

Effects of perceived peer isolation and social support availability on the relationship between body mass index and depressive symptoms

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