Soulliard Zachary A, Le Thomas P, Yamasaki Vic
Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA.
Department of Psychology, Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Eat Disord. 2025 Jan-Feb;33(1):60-77. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2024.2365519. Epub 2024 Jun 10.
Studies exploring disordered eating among transgender and nonbinary populations have primarily focused on minority stressors with a dearth of research examining the role of gender identity pride on body appreciation and intuitive eating. To address this gap in the literature, the present study, comprised of 148 transgender and nonbinary adults ( = 24.68, = 6.64), tested the associations among gender identity pride, body appreciation, and intuitive eating, controlling for demographics and minority stress variables. The study also tested body appreciation as a mediator in the cross-sectional association between gender identity pride and intuitive eating. Regression models indicated that greater gender identity pride was significantly associated with greater body appreciation, but not intuitive eating. Greater body appreciation was a significant mediator in the positive association between gender identity pride and intuitive eating. Findings support the significant role and relevance of examining gender identity pride as related to body appreciation and intuitive eating. Future research may determine the causal impact of gender identity pride on body image and eating behaviors in transgender and nonbinary populations. Clinicians may consider the positive role of gender identity pride when addressing body image and eating behaviors with their transgender and nonbinary clients.
探索跨性别和非二元性别群体中饮食失调的研究主要集中在少数群体压力源上，而缺乏研究考察性别认同自豪感对身体欣赏和直觉饮食的作用。为了填补这一文献空白，本研究由148名跨性别和非二元性别成年人组成（平均年龄 = 24.68岁，标准差 = 6.64），在控制人口统计学和少数群体压力变量的情况下，测试了性别认同自豪感、身体欣赏和直觉饮食之间的关联。该研究还测试了身体欣赏在性别认同自豪感和直觉饮食之间的横断面关联中作为中介变量的作用。回归模型表明，更高的性别认同自豪感与更高的身体欣赏显著相关，但与直觉饮食无关。更高的身体欣赏在性别认同自豪感和直觉饮食之间的正向关联中是一个显著的中介变量。研究结果支持了考察性别认同自豪感与身体欣赏和直觉饮食之间关系的重要作用和相关性。未来的研究可以确定性别认同自豪感对跨性别和非二元性别群体身体形象和饮食行为的因果影响。临床医生在与跨性别和非二元性别客户讨论身体形象和饮食行为时，可能会考虑性别认同自豪感的积极作用。
