Publications by authors named "Yvette G Karvay"
Race/Ethnicity as a Moderator of the Association Between Weight-Related Abuse and Disordered Eating.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
October 2024
Objectives: Extant research supports a positive relationship between weight-related abuse (WRA) and disordered eating constructs. Individuals who face marginalization and who are more likely to live in larger bodies, such as Black and Hispanic individuals in the United States (U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the largest collective stressors in recent history. Consistent with prior research, this stress has led to impactful eating behavior change. While prior life traumas also impact eating behavior, it is unclear whether the current stress experienced during COVID-19, and prior life traumas (overall, socially relevant, and nonsocially relevant), interact to influence eating behavior changes.
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- The research aims to address the gap in eating disorder studies that overlook marginalized groups affected by food insecurity, particularly within Black/African American and Latinx communities.
- Two studies will be conducted: the first gathers qualitative feedback from participants on a new questionnaire, and the second tests its reliability and validity with a diverse group of individuals regarding food insecurity and disordered eating.
- The goal is to develop and evaluate the Food Availability and Related Eating Behaviors Questionnaire (FAREB-Q), which will help better understand how food availability and insecurity relate to disordered eating behaviors in the community.
Objective: Approximately 11% of the U.S. population experiences food insecurity (FI; insufficient access to healthy food due to financial constraints).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdolescence is a critical period for the emergence of eating disorders, and food insecurity may be related to eating pathology and weight, as evidenced in adults. However, little is known about food insecurity and eating pathology during this developmental period, and associations between food insecurity and body mass index (BMI) are mixed. Therefore, we examined associations between food insecurity and BMI percentile, self-reported eating-related pathology and binge eating, and subgroup differences by race/ethnicity.
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- - The tripartite influence model posits that pressures from family, peers, and media push individuals toward internalizing a thin ideal, resulting in body dissatisfaction and eating disorders; however, its applicability to diverse racial/ethnic groups needs further exploration.
- - A study involving White, Black, Latina, and Asian college women assessed the model's relevance by examining their responses to various questionnaires related to body image and eating disorders.
- - Results showed that while there were differences in the levels of risk factors among the groups, the underlying sociocultural processes driving eating disorders remained largely consistent, suggesting the need for interventions that consider these similarities across different cultures.
Article Synopsis
- * Data was collected from over 145,000 US college students, revealing that multiracial individuals, particularly those identifying as American Indian/Alaskan Native and Hispanic/Latinx, showed higher levels of ED pathology compared to their monoracial counterparts.
- * Findings emphasize the need for tailored interventions for multiracial individuals, especially those from marginalized backgrounds, to address and support their unique challenges related to eating disorders.