Kraemer Bernd, Delsignore Aba, Schnyder Ulrich, Hepp Urs
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
Psychopathology. 2008;41(2):96-100. doi: 10.1159/000111554. Epub 2007 Nov 23.
To achieve a detailed view of the body image of transsexual patients, an assessment of perception, attitudes and experiences about one's own body is necessary. To date, research on the body image of transsexual patients has mostly covered body dissatisfaction with respect to body perception.
We investigated 23 preoperative (16 male-to-female and 7 female-to-male transsexual patients) and 22 postoperative (14 male-to-female and 8 female-to-male) transsexual patients using a validated psychological measure for body image variables.
We found that preoperative transsexual patients were insecure and felt unattractive because of concerns about their body image. However, postoperative transsexual patients scored high on attractiveness and self-confidence. Furthermore, postoperative transsexual patients showed low scores for insecurity and concerns about their body.
Our results indicate an improvement of body image concerns for transsexual patients following standards of care for gender identity disorder. Follow-up studies are recommended to confirm the assumed positive outcome of standards of care on body image.
为了详细了解变性患者的身体意象，有必要对其自身身体的认知、态度和经历进行评估。迄今为止，关于变性患者身体意象的研究大多集中在对身体感知方面的身体不满。
我们使用一种经过验证的用于身体意象变量的心理测量方法，对23名术前（16名男变女和7名女变男变性患者）和22名术后（14名男变女和8名女变男）变性患者进行了调查。
我们发现，术前变性患者由于对自己身体意象的担忧而缺乏安全感，觉得自己没有吸引力。然而，术后变性患者在吸引力和自信心方面得分较高。此外，术后变性患者在不安全感和对自身身体的担忧方面得分较低。
我们的结果表明，按照性别认同障碍的护理标准，变性患者对身体意象的担忧有所改善。建议进行后续研究以证实护理标准对身体意象假定的积极效果。
