TY - JOUR
T1 - Race/ethnicity, psychological distress, and fruit/vegetable consumption. The nature of the distress-behavior relation differs by race/ethnicity
AU - Kiviniemi, Marc T.
AU - Orom, Heather
AU - Giovino, Gary A.
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Fruit/vegetable intake
KW - Psychological distress
KW - Race/ethnicity and food intake
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U2 - 10.1016/j.appet.2011.02.012
DO - 10.1016/j.appet.2011.02.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 21349306
AN - SCOPUS:79952984027
SN - 0195-6663
VL - 56
SP - 737
EP - 740
JO - Appetite
JF - Appetite
IS - 3
ER -