A Description of Disordered Eating Behaviors in Latino Males

• Published in: Journal of American college health Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 266 - 272
• Main Authors: Reyes-Rodríguez, Mae Lynn, Sala, Margarita, Von Holle, Ann, Unikel, Claudia, Bulik, Cynthia M., Cámara-Fuentes, Luis, Suárez-Torres, Alba
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2011; Routledge; Taylor & Francis Inc
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adolescent; Beck Depression Inventory; Bulimia nervosa; Chi-Square Distribution; College Students; Depression; Depression (Psychology); Depression - epidemiology; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; disordered eating; Eating Disorders; Feeding and Eating Disorders - epidemiology; Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology; Foreign Countries; Hispanic Americans; Hispanic Americans - psychology; Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Latin American people; Male; Males; Measures (Individuals); Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Men; Men's Health; Mental depression; mental health; Nutrition; Nutritional Status; Prevalence; Psychometrics; Puerto Ricans; Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico - epidemiology; Required Courses; Risk Factors; Scores; Self Report; Severity (of Disability); Stress, Psychological; Surveys and Questionnaires; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Undergraduate students; Puerto Rico; United States > US
• ISSN: 0744-8481; 1940-3208; 1940-3208
• DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2010.502205

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.