Body dissatisfaction among lesbian college students - The conflict of straddling mainstream and lesbian cultures
Body dissatisfaction among lesbian college students - The conflict of straddling mainstream and lesbian cultures
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1471-6402.1997.tb00123.x
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发表时间：
1997-09-01
影响因子：
4
通讯作者：
StriegelMoore, RH
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作者：
Beren, SE;Hayden, HA;StriegelMoore, RH
一项关于女同性恋对自己身体不满意的研究试图比较女同性恋和异性恋女性对自己身体的态度。研究得出了不同的结果，一些研究表明，与异性恋女性相比，女同性恋对自己的身体更满意，而另一些研究则表明，这两类女性对自己的身体同样不满意。为了更深入地探讨女同性恋对自己身体的态度，我们对26名女同性恋大学生进行了访谈，并探讨了以下方面与女同性恋对身体形象的关注有何关系：(a)女同性恋的审美理想，(b)女同性恋审美理想的传达来源，(c)女同性恋对美的冲突，(d)对女同性恋外表的负面刻板印象，以及(e)女同性恋对女性身份的关注。研究结果表明，年轻的女同性恋者崇尚既苗条又健康的美丽理想。然而主流的来源，如女性杂志和同伴压力似乎影响女同性恋大学生重视苗条的身材，与女性发生性关系鼓励接受自己的身体。关于体重和整体形象的重要性，主流价值观和女同性恋价值观之间的冲突在受访者中反复出现。讨论了女同性恋对自己身体感受的复杂性，并提出了未来的研究方向。
Research examining body dissatisfaction among lesbians has attempted to compare lesbians' and heterosexual women's attitudes toward their bodies. Studies have yielded mixed results, some indicating that lesbians, compared to heterosexual women, are more satisfied with their bodies, and some indicating that the two groups of women are equally dissatisfied. in an attempt to more closely explore lesbians' attitudes toward their bodies, we conducted interviews with 26 lesbian college students and inquired into how the following areas might be related to body-image concerns: (a) lesbian beauty ideals, (b) the sources through which lesbian beauty ideals are conveyed, (c) lesbian conflict about beauty, (d) negative stereotypes about lesbians' appearance, and (e) lesbian concerns about feminine identity. Results indicated that young adult lesbians embrace a beauty ideal that encompasses both thinness and fitness. Whereas mainstream sources, such as women's magazines and peer pressure seem to influence lesbian college students to value a thinner body ideal, sexual relationships with women encouraged acceptance of one's body. Conflict between mainstream and lesbian values about the importance of weight and overall appearance was repeatedly voiced by the respondents. The complexity of lesbians' feelings about their bodies is discussed, and future directions for research are suggested.