Body Satisfaction and Physical Appearance in Gender Dysphoria

Autor: Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis, Timotheüs van de Grift, Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels, Griet De Cuypere, Susanne Cerwenka, Ira Haraldsen, Hertha Richter-Appelt, Thomas D. Steensma, Rieky E. G. Dikmans
Přispěvatelé: Medical psychology, EMGO - Mental health, Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
Předmět:
Male
050103 clinical psychology
Gender Identity Disorder
IMAGE
Personal Satisfaction
Human physical appearance
IDENTITY DISORDER
SUBTYPES
Developmental psychology
0302 clinical medicine
ADOLESCENTS
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology(all)
General Psychology
Sex Characteristics
AGE-OF-ONSET
05 social sciences
Appearance
Gender Identity
Middle Aged
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Body image
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Physical Appearance
Body
Sexual orientation
Female
REASSIGNMENT
Psychology
appearance
Sex characteristics
Gender dysphoria
Adult
Adolescent
body image
MALE-TO-FEMALE
Sexual Behavior
Interviews as Topic
03 medical and health sciences
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Psychological adaptation
MALE TRANSSEXUALS
medicine
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Sex organ
Original Paper
ADULTS
medicine.disease
Identity disorder
Transsexualism
Zdroj: Archives of Sexual Behavior
ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45(3), 575-585. Springer New York
van de Grift, T, Cohen-Kettenis, P T, Steensma, T D, De Cuypere, G, Richter-Appelt, H, Haraldsen, I R H, Dikmans, R E G, Cerwenka, S C & Kreukels, B P C 2016, ' Body Satisfaction and Physical Appearance in Gender Dysphoria ', Archives of Sexual Behavior, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 575-585 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0614-1
ISSN: 1573-2800
0004-0002
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-015-0614-1
Popis: Gender dysphoria (GD) is often accompanied by dissatisfaction with physical appearance and body image problems. The aim of this study was to compare body satisfaction with perceived appearance by others in various GD subgroups. Data collection was part of the European Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence. Between 2007 and 2012, 660 adults who fulfilled the criteria of the DSM-IV gender identity disorder diagnosis (1.31:1 male-to-female [MtF]:female-to-male [FtM] ratio) were included into the study. Data were collected before the start of clinical gender-confirming interventions. Sexual orientation was measured via a semi-structured interview whereas onset age was based on clinician report. Body satisfaction was assessed using the Body Image Scale. Congruence of appearance with the experienced gender was measured by means of a clinician rating. Overall, FtMs had a more positive body image than MtFs. Besides genital dissatisfaction, problem areas for MtFs included posture, face, and hair, whereas FtMs were mainly dissatisfied with hip and chest regions. Clinicians evaluated the physical appearance to be more congruent with the experienced gender in FtMs than in MtFs. Within the MtF group, those with early onset GD and an androphilic sexual orientation had appearances more in line with their gender identity. In conclusion, body image problems in GD go beyond sex characteristics only. An incongruent physical appearance may result in more difficult psychological adaptation and in more exposure to discrimination and stigmatization.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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