Religiosity in adolescence and body satisfaction and disordered eating in adolescence and young adulthood: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from project EAT.

Autor: Baltaci A; Department of Youth Development, University of Minnesota Extension, St.Paul, MN, USA. balta026@umn.edu., Burnette CB; Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA., Laska MN; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Neumark-Sztainer D; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Eating and weight disorders : EWD [Eat Weight Disord] 2024 Sep 13; Vol. 29 (1), pp. 59. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 13.
DOI: 10.1007/s40519-024-01683-3
Abstrakt: Purpose: This research identified whether adolescent religiosity was associated with body satisfaction and disordered eating in adolescence and early adulthood and explored gender/sex differences in these associations.
Methods: Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults) is a longitudinal cohort study following participants from adolescence into young adulthood. For this analysis (N = 1620), religiosity (importance of religion and frequency of religious service participation) during adolescence was examined as a correlate of body satisfaction and disordered eating (binge eating, maladaptive behaviors intended to lose or maintain weight, eating to cope, and dieting) at the same life stage (EAT-II, 2003-2004, M age  = 19.4 years) and during young adulthood (EAT-IV, 2015-2016, M age  = 31.5 years). Analyses used linear and logistic regression models adjusted for demographics and adolescent body mass index.
Results: During adolescence, females who placed greater importance on religion had higher body satisfaction, 22% higher odds of binge eating, and 19% greater odds of dieting in the past year, while more frequent attendance of religious services was associated with higher body satisfaction and 37% greater odds of dieting past year. Among males, only frequent attendance of religious services was associated with higher adolescent body satisfaction. Longitudinally, among females, only frequent attendance of religious services in adolescence predicted higher levels of body satisfaction in young adulthood. No significant longitudinal associations were observed among males.
Conclusions: Our findings contribute to understanding the complex interplay between religiosity, gender, and body satisfaction. Further research should explore cultural factors influencing these associations and qualitative aspects of religious experiences to inform nuanced interventions.
Level of Evidence: Level III, cohort study.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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