ERIC Number: EJ1476948
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
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Examining Racial-Ethnic and Gender Differences in the Associations between Resilience, Psychological Inflexibility, and Eating Disorders
Zoya Khalil1; Tyler B. Mason1; Kathryn Smith1
Journal of American College Health, v73 n5 p1994-2001 2025
Introduction: This study investigated independent and interactive associations of resilience and psychological flexibility and racial-ethnic and gender identity in relation to ED risk. Methods: Young adults in the 2022-2023 Healthy Minds Study (N = 24,431) completed the Brief Resilience Scale, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II), and an ED screening tool. Results: Generalized linear models showed that lower resilience and psychological flexibility were associated with increased ED risk across gender and race-ethnicity categories. Asian American/Asians, American Indian/Alaskan Natives, cisgender women, and transgender women also showed elevated ED risk. An interaction between AAQ-II scores and gender identity revealed that transgender females demonstrated a stronger association between psychological inflexibility and ED risk compared to cisgender males. Resilience emerged as a protective factor regardless of racial-ethnic or gender identity. Discussion: Results highlight the importance of addressing resilience in future ED prevention and treatment and considering variability across racial-ethnic identity and gender in studies of ED risk.
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Gender Differences, Resilience (Psychology), Psychological Patterns, Eating Disorders, At Risk Persons, Gender Identity, Transgender People, Young Adults
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Grant or Contract Numbers: K23DK128568
Author Affiliations: 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA