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Body Image Dissatisfaction And Disordered Eating In Lesbian College Students, Ruth H. Striegel-Moore, Naomi Tucker, Jeanette Hsu
Body Image Dissatisfaction And Disordered Eating In Lesbian College Students, Ruth H. Striegel-Moore, Naomi Tucker, Jeanette Hsu
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Lesbian subcultures have been described to downplay the importance of physical attractiveness and to challenge culturally prescribed beauty ideals. Within this context, one might argue that lesbians should be more accepting of their bodies and less likely to engage in disordered eating, than would heterosexual women. The relationship between sexual orientation and body esteem has not been examined empirically yet. This study compared 30 lesbian undergraduates and 52 heterosexual undergraduates on measures of body esteem, self-esteem, and disordered eating. Few group differences were found. Lesbian students reported lower self-esteem, more ineffectiveness, more interpersonal distrust, and more difficulties in identifying their …