In this study, we investigated key tenets of objectification theory, a prominent model of body image disturbance, as it relates to trans women’s disordered eating and intention to obtain silicone injections—a specific health risk for this population. We also incorporated appearance congruence, or the degree to which an individual personally feels that their gender expression matches their gender identity, into the objectification theory model. Results of a structural equation model using data from a sample of 173 trans women from the United States indicated that the basic objectification theory model held among this sample and that appearance congruence was associated negatively with body surveillance. However, appearance congruence did not have significant direct or indirect links (via body surveillance and body shame) with disordered eating or intention to obtain silicone injections. Thus, disordered eating and intention to obtain silicone injections are potential negative outcomes of the process of objectification among trans women, and appearance congruence does not appear to be uniquely linked to health risks associated with internalization of cultural standards of attractiveness, body surveillance, and body shame. Our findings support the application of the tenets of objectification theory with trans women as they apply to disordered eating and intention to obtain silicone injections and also indicate the need to identify other positive influences on trans women’s body image to counteract internalization of cultural standards of attractiveness.

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一个不适宜居住的世界：探索跨性别女性的物化理论模型


在这项研究中，我们研究了客观化理论的关键原则，这是身体形象失调的一个重要模型，因为它与跨性别女性的饮食失调和获得硅胶注射的意图有关——这是该人群的一个特定健康风险。我们还将外观一致性（即个人个人认为其性别表达与其性别认同相匹配的程度）纳入客体化理论模型中。使用来自美国的 173 名跨性别女性样本的数据进行的结构方程模型的结果表明，基本的客观化理论模型在该样本中成立，并且外观一致性与身体监视呈负相关。然而，外观一致性与饮食失调或注射硅胶的意图没有显着的直接或间接联系（通过身体监视和身体羞耻）。因此，饮食失调和进行硅胶注射的意图是跨性别女性物化过程的潜在负面结果，而外表一致性似乎与与吸引力、身体监视和身体文化标准内化相关的健康风险没有唯一的联系。耻辱。我们的研究结果支持将客观化理论的原则应用于跨性别女性，因为它们适用于饮食失调和获得硅胶注射的意图，并且还表明需要确定对跨性别女性身体形象的其他积极影响，以抵消吸引力文化标准的内化。