RESUMO
This study explores the relationship between stress and weight control behavior in four groups of women: African American, European American, Mexican/Mexican American, and Puerto Rican. Data were collected on 111 women between the ages of 23 and 75 using a between-methods triangulation approach in which interview and questionnaire data were collected. The women were involved in various types and levels of weight control behavior. Although all the women identified occupational and major life stressors, only European American women's weight control behavior was significantly related to stress.
Assuntos
Negro ou Afro-Americano/psicologia , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Americanos Mexicanos/psicologia , Obesidade/prevenção & controle , Estresse Psicológico/etnologia , População Branca/psicologia , Adulto , África/etnologia , Idoso , População Negra , Europa (Continente)/etnologia , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Obesidade/etnologia , Porto Rico/etnologia , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
1. Worksite stress has been linked to physical and psychological hazards. by the year 2000, 85% of new entrants into the work force will be women and minorities. This increased presence in the work force exposes women and minorities to occupational stress hazards. 2. Ethnic minority women, in addition to experiencing stressors that other women experience, are exposed to stressors that are unique because of their ethnicity. 3. Occupational health nurses are in prime positions to examine factors that influence stress. 4. Stress management programs to assist women to manage their stress should include strategies that enable women in general, and ethnic minority women specifically, to cope with their unique stressors.