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Article: Eating and acculturation in a Filipino American population on a small Hawaiian Island.
- Article from:
- North American Journal of Psychology
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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The objective of our study was to examine the relationship between eating and U.S. acculturation in a largely Filipino American population living on a geographically isolated Hawaiian Island. Participants (N = 69) were 12-19 year old children enrolled in a public school. We measured eating disturbances, U.S. acculturation, body dissatisfaction, depression, self-esteem, family cohesion, self-loathing, and perfectionism using surveys. Level of U.S. acculturation predicted degree of eating disturbances. Eating pathology occurred in 17% of participants with girls showing a higher risk than boys. Body dissatisfaction, self-loathing, and perfectionism were significant ...