Natasha D Eades1, Brooke Y Kauffman1, Jafar Bakhshaie2, Jodi Berger Cardoso3,4, Michael J Zvolensky1,4,5. 1. Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA. 2. Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. 3. Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA. 4. Health Institute, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA. 5. Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Emergent research suggests that trauma-exposed Latinx college students are a particularly at-risk group for eating-related problems. For this reason, there is a need to further understand the cognitive processes that may underpin maladaptive eating among this vulnerable segment of the population. Participants: Participants included 304 trauma exposed Latinx college students (84.5% females; Mage = 22.8 years, SD = 5.79). Methods: The current study examined the role of mindful attention in relation to several distinct expectancies related to eating. Results: Results indicated that lower reported levels of mindful attention were associated with greater levels of expectancies of eating to help manage negative affect, expectancies that eating will alleviate boredom, and expectancies that eating will lead to feeling out of control. Conclusions: These findings suggest that it may be beneficial to assess for mindful attention among Latinx college students with a history of trauma exposure presenting with problematic eating behaviors.
OBJECTIVE: Emergent research suggests that trauma-exposed Latinx college students are a particularly at-risk group for eating-related problems. For this reason, there is a need to further understand the cognitive processes that may underpin maladaptive eating among this vulnerable segment of the population. Participants: Participants included 304 trauma exposed Latinx college students (84.5% females; Mage = 22.8 years, SD = 5.79). Methods: The current study examined the role of mindful attention in relation to several distinct expectancies related to eating. Results: Results indicated that lower reported levels of mindful attention were associated with greater levels of expectancies of eating to help manage negative affect, expectancies that eating will alleviate boredom, and expectancies that eating will lead to feeling out of control. Conclusions: These findings suggest that it may be beneficial to assess for mindful attention among Latinx college students with a history of trauma exposure presenting with problematic eating behaviors.
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