Little is known about how discrimination contributes to health behaviors in childhood. We examined the association between children's exposure to discrimination and their snacking behavior in a sample of youth of color (N = 164, Mage = 11.5 years, 49% female, 60% Black, 40% Hispanic/Latinx). We also explored whether children's body mass index (BMI) or sleepiness moderated the association between discrimination and calorie consumption. The significant link between discrimination and calorie consumption was moderated by children's BMI, such that discrimination was associated with calorie consumption for children with BMI percentiles above 79%. Children's sleepiness did not serve as an additional moderator. Efforts to promote health should consider children's broader socio‐contextual experiences, including discrimination, as factors that may shape eating patterns.

中文翻译：

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黑人和拉丁裔儿童的歧视和零食行为经历


关于歧视如何导致儿童健康行为，人们知之甚少。我们检查了有色人种青年样本（N = 164，Mage = 11.5 岁，49% 女性，60% 黑人，40% 西班牙裔/拉丁裔）儿童遭受歧视与其零食行为之间的关联。我们还探讨了儿童的体重指数 （BMI） 或嗜睡是否调节了歧视与卡路里消耗之间的关联。歧视与卡路里消耗之间的显著联系受儿童 BMI 的调节，因此歧视与 BMI 百分位数超过 79% 的儿童的卡路里消耗相关。儿童的嗜睡并没有作为额外的调节因素。促进健康的努力应考虑儿童更广泛的社会背景经历，包括歧视，作为可能影响饮食模式的因素。