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The role of acculturative stress and body dissatisfaction in predicting bulimic symptomatology across ethnic groups
Author(s) -
Perez Marisol,
Voelz Zachary R.,
Pettit Jeremy W.,
Joiner Thomas E.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/eat.10006
Subject(s) - acculturation , psychology , ethnic group , clinical psychology , stress (linguistics) , linguistics , philosophy , sociology , anthropology
Objective This study examines the interactive effects of acculturative stress and body dissatisfaction in prediction of bulimic symptoms, particularly in non‐White females. Method We administered questionnaires to White, Black, and Hispanic females on acculturative stress, body dissatisfaction, and bulimic symptoms. Results Our results show that among minority women who report low levels of acculturative stress, body dissatisfaction and bulimia were not correlated. However, among minority women who reported high levels of acculturative stress, body dissatisfaction and bulimia were highly and significantly correlated. Discussion The combination of acculturative stress and body dissatisfaction may render minority women more vulnerable to bulimic symptoms; the absence of acculturative stress among minority women may buffer them against bulimic symptoms, even in the presence of body dissatisfaction. © 2002 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 31: 442–454, 2002.