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Experiences of body image in the gender non-binary community: A qualitative analysis.
Burstall, Jaz; Tan, Kian Jin; Garcia, Xochitl de la Piedad; Anderson, Joel R.
Afiliação
  • Burstall J; School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Tan KJ; Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Garcia XP; School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Anderson JR; Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: joel.anderson@acu.edu.au.
Body Image ; 51: 101762, 2024 Jul 05.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38970851
ABSTRACT
Body image concerns are prevalent within transgender communities - many transgender people engage in disordered eating to suppress or accentuate secondary sex characteristics and reduce gender dysphoria. However, this research has mostly been conducted with binary transgender people. Here, we examine how non-binary people experience and relate to their bodies. Semi-structured one-on-one interviews were conducted with 13 gender non-binary individuals living in Australia. Photo elicitation techniques were utilised, and the transcribed interview data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Six themes were identified Expansive Understandings of Body Image, Body Image can be Linked to Gender Dysphoria, Cultivating a Preferred Body can Lead to Gender Euphoria, Appreciating Diversity in Non-Binary Body Ideals, The Androgynous Body Ideal is not Universally Accepted, and Experiencing the Body as Functional rather than Aesthetic. The present findings highlight the diversity of experiences of body image for non-binary people. The non-binary concept of body image was found to be expansive, stressing various physical attributes involved in social gender recognition and physiological sources of gender dysphoria. Some participants valued gender-affirming medical intervention, others were accepting of their bodies as they are, attributing their body confidence to the process of affirming their non-binary gender.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article