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A Description of Disordered Eating Behaviors in Latino Males |
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| Authors: | Mae Lynn Reyes-Rodríguez PhD Margarita Sala Ann Von Holle MS Claudia Unikel PhD Cynthia M. Bulik PhD Luis Cámara-Fuentes PhD |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychiatry , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina;2. Department of Psychology , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina;3. Epidemiological and Psycho-Social Research Head Office of the Ramón de la Fuente Mu?iz , National Institute of Psychiatry , Mexico City, Mexico;4. Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Nutrition , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina;5. Department of Political Science , University of Puerto Rico , Rio Piedras Campus, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico |
| Abstract: | Abstract Objective: To explore disordered eating and eating disorders (EDs) in Latino males. Participants: Participants are 722 male college students from a larger prevalence study conducted in the University of Puerto Rico system. Methods: Participants were selected from a list of sections of required courses for first-year students on each campus. Self-report instruments were used to explore ED symptoms (the Eating Attitudes Test [EAT-26] and the Bulimia Test–Revised [BULIT-26-R] and the Beck Depression Inventory depression (BDI). Results: Overall, 2.26% scored above the cut-off point on the BULIT-R and 5.08% score above the cut-off point on the EAT-26. Of the males, 4.43% reported sufficient frequency and severity to approximate DSM-IV criteria for bulimia nervosa. Depression symptomatology was found in those who scored above the cut-off point on both instruments of EDs. Conclusion: College health practitioners should be aware of disordered eating in Latino males and include them in efforts to detect disordered eating behaviors in college students. |
| Keywords: | mental health nutrition disordered eating males depression |