School of Psychology, University of Auckland.
School of Psychology, University of Queensland.
J Sex Res. 2019 Nov-Dec;56(9):1091-1100. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2019.1667947. Epub 2019 Sep 25.
Body image concerns typically affect women more so than men, but there is reason to believe that this pattern may depend on sexual orientation. The present study examined differences in levels of body satisfaction among men and women who identified as heterosexual, plurisexual (bisexual and pansexual), gay, and lesbian, using data from a large-scale national probability sample from New Zealand (N = 17,005). As expected, heterosexual men reported higher body satisfaction than heterosexual women. Gay and plurisexual men reported lower body satisfaction than heterosexual men. Gay men also reported lower body satisfaction than lesbian women, and did not differ significantly from heterosexual and plurisexual women. Ratings of heterosexual, plurisexual, and lesbian women's body satisfaction did not differ significantly. Results held when adjusting for a range of demographic covariates (including age and BMI), and highlight the importance of examining the psychological and health outcomes associated with poor body image among gay men. These findings emphasize the relevance of sexual orientation in understanding men's body image-related issues.
身体意象问题通常对女性的影响大于男性，但有理由相信，这种模式可能取决于性取向。本研究使用来自新西兰大规模全国概率样本的数据（N=17005），考察了自认为异性恋、多性恋（双性恋和泛性恋）、同性恋和女同性恋的男性和女性在身体满意度方面的差异。正如预期的那样，异性恋男性比异性恋女性报告的身体满意度更高。同性恋和多性恋男性比异性恋男性报告的身体满意度更低。同性恋男性的身体满意度也低于女同性恋女性，与异性恋和多性恋女性没有显著差异。异性恋、多性恋和女同性恋女性的身体满意度评分没有显著差异。当调整一系列人口统计学协变量（包括年龄和 BMI）时，结果仍然成立，这突出表明需要研究与同性恋男性身体意象不良相关的心理和健康结果。这些发现强调了性取向在理解男性与身体意象相关问题方面的重要性。
