Linking Femininity, Weight Concern, and Mental Health Among Latina, Black, and White Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12004239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laina Bay-Cheng (0000-0002-8965-4398, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Alyssa N Zucker (0000-0002-4741-8952, University of Michigan), A J Stewart (0000-0003-4736-0815, University of Michigan), Cynthia S Pomerleau (University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 36-45 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1471-6402.00041 |
| OpenAlex | W2136198312 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 55 |
Studies examining women's appearance ideals and weight concern have predominantly relied on samples of White women. This study addresses this oversight, examining the different relations among embodied femininity, weight concern, and depressive symptomatology that exist for different groups of women. Using a nationally representative sample of women between the ages of 18 and 45, bivariate analyses were conducted using three samples of Latina, Black, and White women. When sample size allowed, a multivariate model was tested (i.e., for Black and White respondents). Results confirm, as hypothesized, different patterns of relations between embodied femininity, weight concern, and depressive symptomatology for each of the samples. At the bivariate level, embodied femininity, weight concern, and depressive symptomatology were positively intercorrelated among Latina respondents. Whereas weight concern fully mediated the relation between embodied femininity and depressive symptomatology for the White respondents, the mediational model was not borne out for the Black respondents. For the latter, although embodied femininity and weight concern were related, weight concern was unrelated to depressive symptoms. Both of these patterns are discussed, as well as the need for greater empirical sensitivity to various constructions of femininity among women of different ethnicities
Bivariate analysis · Black women · Developmental psychology · Embodied cognition · Ethnic group · Femininity · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · White (mutation · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,39 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2022 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |