Recent studies find that Black women experience rates of eating pathology and body dissatisfaction comparable to those of White women. Abundant research suggests that objectification theory could help explain the development and maintenance of eating disorder (ED) symptoms among diverse women. However, research on the applicability of objectification theory to ED symptoms in Black women is equivocal. Specifically, some have suggested that body surveillance might operate differently for Black women. Thus, the current study examined ethnic-racial identity (ERI) commitment and body appreciation as moderators of the mediated associations among body surveillance, body shame, and ED symptoms. Black women ( n = 175) in the United States completed measures of body image, ERI commitment, and ED symptoms. Consistent with objectification theory, body shame mediated the association between body surveillance and ED symptoms. Contrary to our hypothesis, ERI commitment did not moderate the link between body surveillance and body shame. However, body appreciation was a significant moderator, such that the strength of the relation between body surveillance and ED symptoms via body shame was weakened at high levels of body appreciation. Future work should consider interventions that foster body appreciation in Black women.

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在美国黑人女性中测试客观化理论的调节调解模型：保护因素的作用

最近的研究发现，黑人女性的饮食病理和身体不满意率与白人女性相当。大量研究表明，客观化理论可以帮助解释不同女性饮食失调 (ED) 症状的发展和维持。然而，关于客观化理论对黑人女性 ED 症状的适用性的研究是模棱两可的。具体来说，有些人建议身体监视对黑人女性的运作方式可能有所不同。因此，当前的研究检查了种族-种族认同 (ERI) 承诺和身体欣赏作为身体监视、身体羞耻和 ED 症状之间中介关联的调节因素。美国黑人女性 (n = 175) 完成了身体形象、ERI 承诺和 ED 症状的测量。符合客观化理论，身体羞耻感介导了身体监测和 ED 症状之间的关联。与我们的假设相反，ERI 承诺并没有缓和身体监视和身体羞耻感之间的联系。然而，身体欣赏是一个重要的调节因素，因此身体监测与身体羞耻感导致的 ED 症状之间的关系强度在身体欣赏水平高时减弱。未来的工作应该考虑促进黑人女性身体欣赏的干预措施。