Weight-Related Eating Among Less-Acculturated Latina College Students

Cordero, Elizabeth D.; Gutierrez, Angelica

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“…Data for this study were collected as part of a survey of mental health issues among 409 undergraduate students enrolled in a community college or at a public university in Imperial County, California (Cordero, Vaugh, Lara Ledesma, & Bautista, 2019). Of the 108 participants who identified as male, 95 participants met the inclusion criteria for the current analyses: self-identification as male and as Latinx.…”

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Sexual assault and emotional eating among Latino college students.

Cordero¹

2020

Psychology of Men & Masculinities

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The purpose of this study was to investigate sexual assault experiences among male Latinx college students and to explore the relationship between sexual assault and emotional eating with consideration of body image, depression, acculturation, and enculturation. It was hypothesized that sexual assault history would be positively correlated with emotional eating and that this relationship would be accounted for by body image, depression, acculturation, and enculturation. Participants were 95 Latino college students who completed several self-report instruments to assess the variables of interest. More than one third of the sample reported experiencing sexual assault. Acculturation, enculturation, and the acculturation-enculturation interaction were not significantly correlated with emotional eating, whereas number of sexual assaults reported, body image, and depression were positively correlated with emotional eating. Enculturation and the acculturation-enculturation interaction were positively correlated with body image. Results indicate that depression accounts for the relationship between sexual assault experiences and emotional eating (all p Յ .05). Implications include the importance of the development of appropriate outreach and intervention efforts for male Latinx college students who are sexual assault survivors, especially interventions that address depression. Enculturation and the acculturationenculturation interaction may be distal influences on emotional eating with their associations with body image. Public Significance StatementApproximately one third of a group of male Latinx college students reported that they had experienced sexual assault. Depression appears to be the link between surviving sexual assault and emotional eating.

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Sexual assault and emotional eating among Latino college students.

Cordero¹

2020

Psychology of Men & Masculinities

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“…Future research should assess the implications for younger Hispanic/Latinos, who could be the most susceptible sub-group towards exposure to sport-based dietary marketing and potential restrictive eating patterns. 41 The Hispanic/Latino family is a vital context that shapes youth' health behaviors. [42][43][44][45][46] In our study, poor family functioning was marginally associated with greater SSB consumption among assimilated Hispanic/Latino youth (not statistically signi cant).…”

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Targeting family functioning, acculturative stress, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption for obesity prevention: Findings from the Hispanic Community Children's Health Study/Study of Latino Youth

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Background. Maintaining a bond with one’s family as well coping with stress while acculturating to the US may protect Hispanic/Latino youth from increased sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) consumption, which heightens the risk for overweight and obesity. This study aims to examine associations between acculturative stress, family functioning, and SSB consumption by acculturation status among U.S. Hispanic/Latino youth.Methods. With cross-sectional data on 1,465 youth 8-16y (49.6% females) participating in the Hispanic Community Children's Health Study/Study of Latino Youth, we classified youths into four acculturation groups – assimilated, integrated, marginalized/separated, and unclassified. SSB consumption was assessed through two 24-hour diet recalls and defined as intake frequency of soda, fruit juice, sweetened soft and fruit drinks. Multi-group path regression models were used to test associations of Hispanic/Latino youth’ acculturative stress and family functioning with SSB consumption, as well as the moderating role of acculturation status.Results. When controlling for age, sex, and study site, acculturative stress (β = -0.13, p = 0.01) was inversely associated with SSB, and poor family functioning (β = 0.11, p = 0.07) was only marginally associated with SSB consumption among youth classified as assimilated but not among youth classified as integrated, marginalized/separated, or unclassified. Conclusions. A socio-ecological perspective that incorporates the role of key acculturation-related factors across multiple levels may aid efforts to identify mechanisms that influence the relationship between acculturation status and diet among Hispanic/Latino youth and their families.

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“…Another potential reason for this finding may be that assimilated Hispanic/Latino youth are more susceptible to being influenced by ‘diet culture.’ [ 40 ] Diet culture is a contemporary concept in which individuals adopt specific diets aiming at prioritizing or restricting consumption of foods based on broad societal standards. Future research should assess the implications for younger Hispanic/Latinos, who could be the most susceptible sub-group towards exposure to sport-based dietary marketing and potential restrictive eating patterns [ 41 ].…”

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Targeting family functioning, acculturative stress, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption for obesity prevention: findings from the Hispanic community children’s health study/study of Latino youth

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Background Maintaining a bond with one’s family as well coping with stress while acculturating to the US may protect Hispanic/Latino youth from increased sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) consumption, which heightens the risk for overweight and obesity. This study aims to examine associations between acculturative stress, family functioning, and SSB consumption by acculturation status among U.S. Hispanic/Latino youth. Methods With cross-sectional data on 1465 youth 8-16y (49.6% females) participating in the Hispanic Community Children’s Health Study/Study of Latino Youth, we classified youths into four acculturation groups – assimilated, integrated, marginalized/separated, and unclassified. SSB consumption was assessed through two 24-h diet recalls and defined as intake frequency of soda, fruit juice, sweetened soft and fruit drinks. Multi-group path regression models were used to test associations of Hispanic/Latino youth’ acculturative stress and family functioning with SSB consumption, as well as the moderating role of acculturation status. Results When controlling for age, sex, and study site, acculturative stress (β = − 0.13, p = 0.01) was inversely associated with SSB, and poor family functioning (β = 0.11, p = 0.07) was only marginally associated with SSB consumption among youth classified as assimilated but not among youth classified as integrated, marginalized/separated, or unclassified. Conclusions A socio-ecological perspective that incorporates the role of key acculturation-related factors across multiple levels may aid efforts to identify mechanisms that influence the relationship between acculturation status and diet among Hispanic/Latino youth and their families.

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Weight-Related Eating Among Less-Acculturated Latina College Students

Cited by 6 publications

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Sexual assault and emotional eating among Latino college students.

Sexual assault and emotional eating among Latino college students.

Targeting family functioning, acculturative stress, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption for obesity prevention: Findings from the Hispanic Community Children's Health Study/Study of Latino Youth

Targeting family functioning, acculturative stress, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption for obesity prevention: findings from the Hispanic community children’s health study/study of Latino youth

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