Hsiu-Lan Cheng

TL;DR: Higher levels of psychological distress and perceived racial/ethnic discrimination, respectively, predicted higher levels of perceived stigmatization by others for seeking psychological help, which, in turn, predicted greater self-stigma forseeking psychological help.

TL;DR: Cross-lagged analyses conducted by comparing nested structural equation models found that fixing the causal paths to zero from Time 1 experiences of discrimination to Time 2 alcohol problems and PTSD resulted in a significantly worse fit of the data, but maladaptive alcohol use does not appear to be a risk factor for later experiences ofdiscrimination or PTSD symptoms.

TL;DR: This article investigated the relationship between attachment anxiety and body image dissatisfaction in college women and their memories of either parent as cold and emotionally aloof and found that the significant negative associations between mother and father care and BID were mediated by attachment anxiety, internalization of media image, and media influence.

TL;DR: Results support the inclusion of racial stressors as contexts of objectification for Asian American women and underscore perceived racial discrimination, racial/ethnic teasing, and perpetual foreigner racism as group-specific risk factors with major theoretical, empirical, and clinical relevance to eating disorder research and treatment with Asian American college women.