Influence of gender role orientation (masculinity versus femininity) on body satisfaction and eating attitudes in homosexuals, heterosexuals and transsexuals

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-124

  Cella, Stefania ^a   Iannaccone, Mara ^a   Cotrufo, Paolo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological gender; Body dissatisfaction; Eating disorders; Femininity; Masculinity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEM SEX ROLE INVENTORY; BODY IMAGE; BODY UNEASINESS TEST; EATING DISORDER; EATING DISORDERS INVENTORY 2; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; MASCULINITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TRANSSEXUALITY; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENDER IDENTITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891961416     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40519-013-0017-z     Document Type: Article

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