Race/ethnicity, psychological distress, and fruit/vegetable consumption. the nature of the distress-behavior relation differs by race/ethnicity

Auteur(s) :
Kiviniemi MT., Orom H., Giovano GA.
Date :
Juin, 2011
Source(s) :
Appetite. # p737-40
Adresse :
Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, 314 Kimball Tower, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA. [email protected]

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OBJECTIVE: We explored how the relation between psychological distress and fruit/vegetable consumption differed as a function of race/ethnicity.

METHOD: Data from the 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey was analyzed. Participants reported current psychological distress, race/ethnicity, and current fruit and vegetable consumption. Linear regression analyses were used to examine the association between race/ethnicity, distress, and their interaction and fruit and vegetable consumption.

RESULTS: There was a significant interaction between race/ethnicity and psychological distress in predicting fruit and vegetable consumption. Follow-up analyses indicated that distress was related to fruit and vegetable consumption for White and Hispanic but not for African American respondents.

CONCLUSION: The association between psychological distress and fruit/vegetable consumption differs as a function of race/ethnicity. The findings have implications for understanding the role of distress in eating behavior regulation and for developing interventions to address fruit/vegetable consumption targeted to members of different race/ethnic groups

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