From: Differential pathways to disordered eating for immigrant and native adolescents in Taiwan
All adolescents | Native adolescents | Immigrant adolescents | X2 (df) | p-value | ||||
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Variables | N/Means | %/SD | N/Means | %/SD | N/Means | %/SD | ||
Age | 13.83 | 0.98 | 13.82 | 0.98 | 13.86 | 1.00 | 0.20 (3) | 0.98 |
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 357 | 48.97 | 271 | 49.18 | 86 | 48.31 | 0.04 (1) | 0.84 |
Female | 372 | 51.03 | 280 | 50.82 | 92 | 51.69 | ||
Parents of a foreign nationality | ||||||||
Yes | 178 | 24.42 | – | – | – | – | ||
No | 551 | 75.58 | ||||||
Disordered eating (EAT-26) | ||||||||
Yes | 83 | 11.39 | 53 | 9.62 | 30 | 16.85 | 6.98 (1) | 0.01 |
Mean EAT-26 score | 11.68 | 8.38 | 11.4 | 8.21 | 12.56 | 8.85 | 70.09 (43) | 0.01 |
Moderate to severepsychological distress (BSRS-5) | ||||||||
Yes | 119 | 16.32 | 84 | 15.25 | 35 | 19.66 | 1.92 (1) | 0.17 |
Body overestimation | ||||||||
Yes | 58 | 8.02 | 43 | 7.88 | 15 | 8.47 | 0.07 (1) | 0.80 |
Friend weight-teasing | ||||||||
Yes | 184 | 25.24 | 134 | 24.32 | 50 | 28.09 | 1.01 (1) | 0.31 |
Family weight-teasing | ||||||||
Yes | 173 | 23.73 | 129 | 23.41 | 44 | 24.72 | 0.13 (1) | 0.72 |
Mother with college degree or above | ||||||||
Yes | 205 | 28.1 | 170 | 30.9 | 35 | 19.7 | 8.33 (1) | 0.004 |
Father with college degree or above | ||||||||
Yes | 229 | 32.62 | 172 | 32.39 | 57 | 33.33 | 0.05 (1) | 0.82 |