Feminist identity,body image,and disordered eating |
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| Authors: | Hannah M. Borowsky Marla E. Eisenberg Michaela M. Bucchianeri Niva Piran Dianne Neumark-Sztainer |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAhmborowsky@gmail.com;3. Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA;4. Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA;5. Department of Psychological Science, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, USA;6. Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTUsing data from a community-based sample (Project EAT-III), this study (N = 1241; mean age = 25.2) examined the relationship of feminist identity with body image and disordered eating. Feminist-identified women reported significantly higher body satisfaction than non-feminist women and women who did not identify as feminists but held feminist beliefs. However, feminist-identified women did not differ from non-feminist women in disordered eating. Women holding feminist beliefs and non-feminist women did not differ in body satisfaction. Our findings suggest that self-identification as a feminist may promote positive body image in young adult women, but may be insufficient to change behaviors. |
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