Exploring transgender adolescents' body image concerns and disordered eating: Semi-structured interviews with nine gender minority youth.

ABSTRACT: Transgender adolescents (TGAs) face many of the same sociocultural and biological influences on body dissatisfaction and disordered eating as cisgender peers. Additionally, TGAs experience unique body- and gender-related concerns. The purpose of this study is to explore the nuances of gender identity, gender transitioning, body image, and disordered eating among TGAs. Case summaries and a synthesis of key themes are presented from interviews with nine TGAs aged 16-20 (M_age = 17). All participants reported engaging in at least one behavior to change their weight or shape. Consistent with a theoretical biopsychosociocultural model we proposed, TGAs described body dissatisfaction and disordered eating related to transgender-specific factors (e.g., behaviors aimed at minimizing seco

SUBMITTER: Romito M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8916039 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature