Department of Psychology, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD, 21252, United States.
Body Image. 2021 Dec;39:68-76. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.06.003. Epub 2021 Jun 25.
The present study focused on trans and nonbinary (TNB) individuals who have an androgynous or non-stereotypical body ideal, with attention to how their body ideal is conceptualized and maintained. Data were collected online from 76 TNB individuals. Based on responses to two open-ended prompts, a two-tiered analysis was conducted. First, thematic analysis was used to develop four central themes describing the way TNB individuals conceptualized their androgynous body ideal: 1) Attaining Neutrality and De-Categorizing Gender; 2) Disaggregating Gender Expression; 3) Managing Gender Dysphoria; and 4) Achieving Authenticity. Second, content analysis was used to document 12 behaviors engaged in or actions taken for the purpose of approaching or maintaining an androgynous or non-stereotypical body ideal. These were grouped into 3 main categories: gender expression (clothes, hair, make-up, body modifications), body shape (weight, muscularity, eating/diet), and sex characteristics (hormone therapy, body hair, vocal, chest, genitals). Results of the present study expand the current body ideal literature by including TNB narratives and by focusing specifically on the ways an androgynous body ideal is conceptualized and maintained. Research and clinical implications are discussed.
本研究关注具有雌雄同体或非刻板性别理想的跨性别和非二元性别（TNB）个体，关注他们的性别理想是如何被概念化和维持的。研究数据来自 76 名 TNB 个体的在线调查。基于对两个开放式提示的回答，进行了两级分析。首先，使用主题分析来开发四个描述 TNB 个体概念化雌雄同体身体理想的核心主题：1）达到中性和去分类性别；2）分解性别表达；3）管理性别焦虑；4）实现真实性。其次，使用内容分析记录了为接近或维持雌雄同体或非刻板性别理想而采取的 12 种行为或行动。这些行为被分为 3 个主要类别：性别表达（服装、发型、化妆、身体修饰）、体型（体重、肌肉、饮食/节食）和性别特征（激素治疗、体毛、嗓音、胸部、生殖器）。本研究的结果通过纳入 TNB 个体的叙述，并特别关注雌雄同体身体理想的概念化和维持方式，扩展了当前的身体理想文献。讨论了研究和临床意义。
