Beyond femininity or masculinity: gender typologies and healthy eating in early adulthood.
Eur J Nutr
; 63(2): 357-364, 2024 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
In the field of health sciences gender is often confused with biological sex (male/female) or reduced to a dichotomous classification (masculinity/femininity). The concepts of sex and gender interact with each other, but they are not equivalent. According to Sandra Bem four gender typologies can be established (androgynous, masculine, feminine and undifferentiated). A relationship has been shown to exist between gender and health. Yet, there is little evidence as to the relationship between gender typologies and adherence to the Mediterranean diet. The aim of this research is to evaluate the association between Bem's gender typologies and adherence to the Mediterranean diet.METHODS:
Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) and Bem's gender typologies were the main variables. Sex, age, socioeconomic status (SES), body mass index (BMI) and obesity were analyzed as covariates.RESULTS:
Multilevel multivariate analysis showed that androgynous typology was associated with increased adherence to Mediterranean diet (ß = 0.46 (SE 0.21), p = 0.033), adjusting by covariates, in a university population in Spain. Moreover, this was not the case with masculinity or femininity typologies.CONCLUSION:
Thus, the results of this study suggest (1) that androgynous typology is not only associated with better mental health but also with healthy/healthier lifestyles, and (2) the complexity of the relationship between sex-gender and health would advise researchers avoid dichotomies such as male/female or masculinity/femininity.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Feminilidade
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Masculinidade
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Nutr
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha