Citation

Gordon KH, Brattole MM, Wingate LR, Joiner TE. Behav. Ther. 2006; 37(4): 319-325.

Affiliation

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.beth.2005.12.002

PMID

17071210

Abstract

Eating disorders are thought to occur less among African-American women than among women of other ethnic groups. Ninety-one clinicians read 1 of 3 passages (differing only with regards to the girl's race: African-American, Caucasian, or Hispanic) describing disturbed eating patterns of a fictional character named Mary. Participants were then asked to indicate if they thought Mary had a problem and to rate her anxiety, depression, and eating disorder symptoms based upon the passage they had read. The results suggest that clinicians may have race-based stereotypes about eating disorders that could impede their detection of symptoms in African-American girls.

Language: en