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| Autor/in | Talpade, Medha |
|---|---|
| Titel | African American Child-Women: Nutrition Theory Revisited |
| Quelle | In: Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 41 (2006) 161, S.91 (12 Seiten) |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0001-8449 |
| Schlagwörter | Self Concept; Females; Puberty; Obesity; Nutrition; Eating Habits; Physical Development; African American Children; African American Attitudes; Individual Differences; Individual Development; Research Methodology; Developmental Psychology Selbstkonzept; Weibliches Geschlecht; Pubertät; Adipositas; Ernährung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Körperliche Entwicklung; African Americans; Child; Children; Afroamerikaner; Kind; Kinder; Individueller Unterschied; Individuelle Entwicklung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Entwicklungspsychologie |
| Abstract | Past research indicates a significantly higher prevalence of early sexual maturation in African American (AA) girls, which is associated with a number of psychological and behavioral problems as well as with health problems such as childhood obesity and diabetes. Both nutrition and body image perceptions have never before been empirically investigated in the context of early puberty. The present study analyzed nutritional differences among AA girls who experience early sexual maturation with those who do not, as well as the dynamics of early sexual maturation, food consumption, and body image perceptions of AA girls. Participants were 45 AA girls ages 7-10 years, and guardians who were recruited from Boys and Girls Clubs in the southeastern part of the U.S. The Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals and Fallon and Rozin's (1985) Body Image Checklist was used to assess the food intake and body image perceptions of the young girls. Evidence of early sexual maturation was operationalized as the parental report of development of any secondary sexual characteristics (breasts, hips, pubic hair) in the young girl. A two-day food intake recall was conducted over a representative weekday period. Results revealed a significant difference between the calcium and fiber consumption of the AA girls who experienced early sexual maturation versus those who did not. Also, results indicated a relationship between parental characteristics, household shopping practices, and food consumption of the young girls. These findings are important and can be used to predict, prepare, and educate the AA population as well as establish appropriate support systems for these child-women. (Author). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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