Conflicted Gender Identity, Body Dissatisfaction, and Disordered Eating in Adult Men and Women |
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Authors: | Monica Ålgars Pekka Santtila N Kenneth Sandnabba |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, ?bo Akademi University, Fabriksgatan 2, 20500, Turku, Finland
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Abstract: | The relation between gender identity and body dissatisfaction as well as disordered eating was examined in a population-based sample of Finnish adults aged 18 to 44 years (N?=?1,142). Participants with a conflicted gender identity were compared to controls matched on age and biological sex. Participants with a conflicted gender identity showed higher levels of body dissatisfaction, women with a conflicted gender identity also showed more eating disturbance than controls. Among men with a conflicted gender identity, male–male sexual experience was associated with more body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. Among women with a conflicted gender identity, female–female sexual experience was related to less body dissatisfaction. Possible explanations for these findings and the potential clinical implications are discussed. |
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