American Journal of Family Therapy
Volume 45, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 175-193

Body Dissatisfaction and Mental Health Across Ethnic/Racial and Immigrant Groups: Implications for Marriage and Family Therapists (Article)

Kahumoku-Fessler E.P.* , Vazsonyi A.T. , Haque A. , Brown M.D.
  • a Department of Clinical Health and Applied Sciences, University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX, United States
  • b Department of Family Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
  • c Department of Clinical Health and Applied Sciences, University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX, United States
  • d Department of Clinical Health and Applied Sciences, University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX, United States

Abstract

The purpose of this effort is to broaden the scope with which body dissatisfaction (BD) is viewed to inform the practices of MFTs. Associations between college students' BD and measures of depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and body image were tested using mean-level comparisons, path analysis, and multi-group tests by sex, across ethnic/racial groups, and across immigration status. Data were collected from N = 10,573 youth. There was evidence of significant mean level differences, and BD predicted internalizing symptoms while multi-group tests were largely invariant suggesting a more universal impact than dominant theoretical explanations (i.e. Objectification theory) posit. © 2017 Taylor & Francis.

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anxiety human major clinical study immigrant juvenile college student race self esteem symptom theoretical model Body Image marriage path analysis immigration family mental health
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DOI: 10.1080/01926187.2017.1303652
ISSN: 01926187
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English