Correlates of binge eating in Hispanic, Black, and White women

Fitzgibbon, Marian L.; Spring, Bonnie; Avellone, Mary E.; Blackman, Lisa R.; Pingitore, Regina; Stolley, Melinda R.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199807)24:1<43::aid-eat4>3.0.co;2-0

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“…Wilfley, personal communication, June 23, 1999). On the other hand, community studies reveal that eating disorders do exist among minority groups (Bruce & Agras, 1992;Cachelin et al, 1999;Cachelin, Veisel, Striegel-Moore, & Barzegarnazari, 2000;Fitzgibbon et al, 1998). Frequency of occurrence is similar to that reported for White populations (see review by Crago, Shisslak, & Estes, 1996) and symptomatology appears to be the same across ethnicities (Cachelin et al, 2000;Cachelin, Striegel-Moore, & Elder, 1998).…”

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Barriers to treatment for eating disorders among ethnically diverse women

Cachelin

Rebeck

Veisel

et al. 2001

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Abstract:Objective: This study examined barriers to treatment in an ethnically diverse community sample of women with eating disorders. Method: Participants were 61 women (22 Hispanics, 8 Asians, 12 Blacks, 19 Whites) with eating disorders. Diagnosis was determined using the Eating Disorder Examination. Treatment-seeking history, barriers to treatment seeking, ethnic identity, and acculturation were assessed. Results: Although 85% of the sample reported wanting help for an eating problem, only 57% had ever sought treatment for an eating or weight problem. Individuals who had sought treatment reported being significantly more distressed about their binge eating than those who had not sought treatment and having begun overeating at a younger age. Of those who had sought help, 86% had not received any treatment for their eating problems. The main barriers to treatment seeking were financial reasons. Conclusion: Women from minority groups who have eating disorders are underdiagnosed and typically not treated.

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Barriers to treatment for eating disorders among ethnically diverse women

Cachelin

Rebeck

Veisel

et al. 2001

Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…Hispanic females and Black males reported higher levels of eating pathology than individuals from other racial/ethnic groups; however, only racial/ethnic differences in food preoccupation among males reached statistical significance. In a previous study that examined eating attitudes and behaviors among a diverse group of adolescents (Fitzgibbon et al 1998;Neumark-Sztainer et al 2002), Black participants also had the highest levels of weight concern among males. Recent evidence from an epidemiologic study are also consistent with these findings and suggest that Black males and Hispanic females engaged in the highest levels of unhealthy behaviors to lose weight and to prevent weight gain (Eaton et al 2006).…”

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“…Although diagnosable eating disorders appear to be more common in White women, evidence suggests that certain behaviors associated with eating disorders, such as binge eating, are more common in other racial/ethnic groups. Specifically, higher rates of binge eating have been found among Black and Hispanic women relative to White women Fitzgibbon et al 1998). However, almost no studies have been conducted examining racial/ethnic differences in eating disorder symptoms among adolescents.…”

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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Adolescents

McLaughlin

Hilt

Nolen–Hoeksema

2007

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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The prevalence of most adult psychiatric disorders varies across racial/ethnic groups and has important implications for prevention and intervention efforts. Research on racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of internalizing and externalizing symptoms and disorders in adolescents has been less consistent or generally lacking. The current study examined the prevalence of these symptom groups in a large sample of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in which the three major racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. (White, Black, and Hispanic/Latino) were well-represented. Hispanic females reported experiencing higher levels of depression, anxiety, and reputational aggression than other groups. Black males reported the highest levels of overtly aggressive behavior and also reported higher levels of physiologic anxiety and disordered eating than males from other racial/ethnic groups. Hispanic females also exhibited higher levels of comorbidity than other racial/ethnic groups. KeywordsRacial/ethnic differences; Adolescence; Anxiety; Depression; Eating pathology; Aggression Racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of symptoms of depression (Blazer et al. 1994;Kessler et al. 1994), anxiety (Brown et al. 1990), and eating disorders (Striegel-Moore et al. 2003) have been documented in a number of studies utilizing adult samples. There has been substantially less work examining racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of psychopathology in adolescents. Large epidemiologic studies of adolescent psychopathology have typically not focused on racial/ethnic group differences in symptoms or have not included substantial numbers of ethnic minorities. For example, in the Oregon Adolescent Depression Project (Lewinsohn et al. 1993) over 90% of participants were White. Similarly, in the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study the vast majority of participants were White (e.g., McGee et al. 1990). Understanding racial/ethnic differences in psychopathology is important for the identification of at-risk groups and targets for prevention efforts, improvement of mental health services, and as a first step in understanding the mechanisms by which risk factors confer vulnerability to psychopathology differentially on various segments of the population.The research that has been conducted examining race/ethnicity differences in adolescent psychopathology has yielded inconsistent findings about differences in the prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and aggression. Some studies document significant group differences (e.g., Roberts and Chen 1995;Austin and Chorpita 2004) while others have reported no differences in symptoms across groups (e.g., Cole et al. 1998).Correspondence to: Katie A. McLaughlin, katie.mclaughlin@yale.edu. Another explanation for disparate findings in studies comparing rates of symptoms in different racial/ethnic groups involves the inclusion of children and adolescents from different age groups (e.g., Kistner et al. 2003;Ollendick et al. 1996). The prevalence of inte...

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“…Rates of binge eating and BED are as high or higher among African American women than among Caucasian women in both community and clinic-based samples Yanovski, Gormally, Leser, Gwirtsman, & Yanovski, 1994;Yanovski, Nelson, Dubbert, & Spitzer, 1993). In addition, rates of BED among Latina women are as high or higher than among African American and Caucasian women (Bruce & Agras, 1992;Fitzgibbon et al, 1998;Smith & Krejci, 1991). Asian American women have comparable rates of BED to African American and Caucasian women (le Grange, Stone, & Brownell, 1998).…”

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Binge eating and binge eating disorder in a small‐scale, indigenous society: The view from Fiji

Becker

Burwell

Navara³

et al. 2003

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective: Although the cross-cultural prevalence of anorexia and bulimia nervosa has been investigated in multiple studies, little is known about the prevalence and correlates of binge eating and binge eating disorder (BED) cross-culturally. No published studies to date have explored BED in small-scale, indigenous, or developing societies. The current study investigated the prevalence and correlates of binge eating in a community sample of Fijian women living in rural Fiji. Methods: Fifty ethnic Fijian women completed a self-report measure developed for this study on dieting and attitudes toward body shape and change, a Nadroga-language questionnaire on body image, and the Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns-Revised (QEWP-R). Their height and weight were also measured. Patterns of dieting, high body mass index (BMI), and attitudes toward eating and body image were compared between women with and without a history of binge eating. Results: Ten percent of respondents reported at least weekly episodes of binge eating during the past 6 months and 4% endorsed symptoms consistent with BED. Binge eating in this sample was associated significantly with a BMI value above 35, a history of dieting, and a high concern with body shape. Binge eating was not associated with several markers of acculturation in this sample, although it was associated with a key, nontraditionally Fijian (i.e., acculturated) attitude toward the body. Discussion: Binge eating occurred in a social context with traditions concerning weight and diet widely disparate from Western populations. However, correlates of binge eating in this sample suggest that nontraditional Fijian attitudes toward weight and body shape play a contributory role. # 2003 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 34: 423-431, 2003.

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Correlates of binge eating in Hispanic, Black, and White women

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Barriers to treatment for eating disorders among ethnically diverse women

Barriers to treatment for eating disorders among ethnically diverse women

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Adolescents

Binge eating and binge eating disorder in a small‐scale, indigenous society: The view from Fiji

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