Ethnicity, body image perception and weight-related behaviour among adolescent Females attending secondary school in Trinidad / Etnicidad, percepción de la imagen del cuerpo y comportamiento respecto al peso entre las adolescentes que asisten a la escuela secundaría en trinidad
West Indian med. j
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55(6): 388-393, Dec. 2006.
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The correlates of body image perception among an ethnically diverse group of adolescent females attending secondary school in Trinidad were investigated.METHODS:
A cross-sectional survey was carried out among adolescent females from selected secondary schools in Trinidad. Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic items and standardized psychometric instruments.RESULTS:
Two hundred and fifty-one students participated in the survey with an ethnic composition as follows Indo-Trinidadian (35.9), Afro-Trinidadian (28.7), Indo-Afro mixed Trinidadian (21.9) and other (13.5). The results suggest that 2.4of the participants reported having a medical diagnosis for an eating disorder Indo-Trinidadians had significantly greater body dissatisfaction than Indo-Afro-mixed Trinidadians but not more than Afro-Trinidadians (p = 0.04). Also, a significantly higher proportion of Indo-Trinidadians engaged in binge eating behaviour compared to the other ethnic groups (p < 0.001). Afro-Trinidadians were more likely to use vomiting as a mean of weight control compared to Indo- and Indo-Afro-mixed Trinidadian (p < 0. 05). Fifty-one per cent of participants had a negative body image perception. Altered body image perception was associated with a significant higher mean Body Shape Questionnaire BSQ 16 score (p < 0.001) and increased likelihood of reporting being diagnosed with an eating disorder (OR = 2.03, 95CI 1.78, 2.31; p = 0.01) compared to non-altered body image state. Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26) score was positively correlated with Drive-for-Thinness (p < 0.001) and BSQ16 (p < 0.001) scores and inversely correlated with the Rosenberg self-esteem score (p = 0.012).CONCLUSION:
In this group of adolescents, there are ethnic differences in the level of concern over body image and associated eating, and weight-related behaviour.
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LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Établissements scolaires
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Concept du soi
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Image du corps
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Poids
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Comportement en matière de santé
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Ethnies
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Troubles de l'alimentation
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
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Étude de prévalence
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Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Adolescent
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Femelle
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Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Caraïbes anglaises
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Trinité-et-Tobago
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
West Indian med. j
Thème du journal:
Médicament
Année:
2006
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Trinité-et-Tobago
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
The University of the West Indies/TT
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