Eating Disorders
Gender identity is linked to bulimia
Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 16th, 2004
"Bulimic eating disorders are predominantly diagnosed in women. Social-psychological factors in particular stereotypes that associate gender with specific personality traits are thought to influence eating behavior and to cause eating disorders. Previous findings suggest that bulimic eating behavior is linked to the suppression of masculine traits.
"In order to test this hypothesis," explained B. Klingenspor and associates, "discrepancies between the actual and the ideal self were examined as precursors of low self-esteem and...
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