Body Image and Disordered Eating Behaviors in Hispanic/Latino Youth: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latino Youth

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Cordero, Christina; Pulgaron, Elizabeth R.; Marchante-Hoffman, Ashley N.; Llabre, Maria M.; Perreira, Krista M.; Sotres-Alvarez, Daniela T.; Isasi, Carmen R.; Elder, John P.; & Delamater, Alan M. (2022). Body Image and Disordered Eating Behaviors in Hispanic/Latino Youth: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latino Youth. Appetite, 175, 106079. PMCID: PMC9879019

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Prevalence of certain disordered eating behaviors is higher among Hispanic youth compared to non-Hispanics. Understanding the role of body image and social attitudes towards weight in disordered eating may inform treatment in Hispanic youth.
METHODS: We analyzed data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latino Youth (SOL Youth). Our sample included 1,463 children aged 8-16 years from four sites (Bronx, Chicago, Miami, San Diego) assessed in 2011-2014. Body image discrepancy score was calculated as the difference between perceived ideal body image and actual body image using two numbered visual graphs: adolescent (n = 728) or child (n = 735), each with slightly different scales. Questionnaires measured influences from social attitudes toward weight and disordered eating behaviors. Three disordered eating behaviors (dieting, overeating, and compensatory behaviors) were analyzed as the dependent variable. Logistic regression models adjusted for age, sex, acculturative stress, and field center to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).
RESULTS: Mean body image discrepancy score was -0.79 for adolescents (SE = 0.08) and -0.50 for children (SE = 0.05), with a negative score signifying a perceived actual body image larger than their ideal. Body image discrepancy was strongly associated with dieting (dieting

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106079

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2022

Journal Title

Appetite

Author(s)

Cordero, Christina
Pulgaron, Elizabeth R.
Marchante-Hoffman, Ashley N.
Llabre, Maria M.
Perreira, Krista M.
Sotres-Alvarez, Daniela T.
Isasi, Carmen R.
Elder, John P.
Delamater, Alan M.

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC9879019

Data Set/Study

Hispanic Community Children’s Health Study/Study of Latino Youth (SOL Youth)

Continent/Country

United States of America

State

Nonspecific

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latinx

ORCiD

Perreira - 0000-0003-2906-0261