African American Women and Obesity through the Prism of Race

Autor/inn/en	Knox-Kazimierczuk, Francoise; Geller, Karly; Sellers, Sherrill; Taliaferro Baszile, Denise; Smith-Shockley, Meredith
Titel	African American Women and Obesity through the Prism of Race
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 45 (2018) 3, S.371-380 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198117721610
Schlagwörter	Obesity; African Americans; Females; Racial Differences; Body Composition; Body Height; Body Weight; Health Behavior; Regression (Statistics); National Surveys; Questionnaires; Stereotypes; Ethnic Stereotypes; Racial Bias; Racial Identification; Predictor Variables; Statistical Analysis; Multiple Regression Analysis; Multivariate Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Afroamerikaner; Weibliches Geschlecht; Rassenunterschied; Körpergröße; Körpergewicht; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Fragebogen; Klischee; National stereotype; Nationales Stereotyp; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Prädiktor; Statistische Analyse; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	Background: There are minimal studies focusing on African American women and obesity, and there are even fewer studies examining obesity through a critical race theoretical framework. African American obesity research has largely focused on individual and community interventions, which have not been sufficient to reverse the obesity epidemic. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between race and body mass index (BMI) for African American women. Method: Previously collected data from the National Survey of American Life Self-Administered Questionnaire, 2001-2003 (NSAL-SAQ) was analyzed for this study. The NSAL-SAQ dedicated a section to the exploration of group and personal identity, along with having anthropometric data and health habit questions to be able to conduct analyses for associations between the racial identity dimensions and obesity. Results: Multiple linear regression was used to examine the constructs of racial identity on BMI comparing standardized coefficients (ß) and R[superscript 2][subscript adj] values. Results indicated participants ascribing more to the stereotype of "Blacks giving up easily" (ß = 0.527, p = 0.000) showed an increased BMI. Additionally, the negative stereotype of "Blacks being violent" (ß = 0.663, p = 0.000) and "Blacks being lazy" (ß = 0.506, p = 0.001) was associated with an increased BMI. Conclusions: Based on these finds high negative racial regard is associated with increased weight. This study contributes uniquely to the scientific literature, focusing on the construct of racial identity and obesity in African American women. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01