Risk factors for eating disorder psychopathology within the treatment seeking transgender population: the role of cross-sex hormone treatment
Many transgender people experience high levels of body dissatisfaction, which is one of numerous factors known to increase vulnerability to eating disorder symptoms in the cisgender (non-trans) population. Cross-sex hormones can alleviate body dissatisfaction so might also alleviate eating disorder...
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| author | Jones, Bethany Alice Haycraft, Emma Bouman, Walter Pierre Brewin, Nicola Claes, Laurence Arcelus, Jon |
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| description | Many transgender people experience high levels of body dissatisfaction, which is one of numerous factors known to increase vulnerability to eating disorder symptoms in the cisgender (non-trans) population. Cross-sex hormones can alleviate body dissatisfaction so might also alleviate eating disorder symptoms. This study aimed to explore risk factors for eating disorder symptoms in transgender people and the role of cross-sex hormones. Individuals assessed at a national transgender health service were invited (N=563). Transgender people not on cross-sex hormones reported higher levels of eating disorder psychopathology than people who were. High body dissatisfaction, perfectionism, anxiety symptoms and low self-esteem were risk factors for eating psychopathology but, after controlling for these, significant differences in eating psychopathology between people who were and were not on cross-sex hormones disappeared. Cross-sex hormones may alleviate eating disorder psychopathology. Given the high prevalence of transgender identities, clinicians at eating disorder services should assess for gender identity issues. |
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| spelling | nottingham-485782019-01-10T04:30:19Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48578/ Risk factors for eating disorder psychopathology within the treatment seeking transgender population: the role of cross-sex hormone treatment Jones, Bethany Alice Haycraft, Emma Bouman, Walter Pierre Brewin, Nicola Claes, Laurence Arcelus, Jon Many transgender people experience high levels of body dissatisfaction, which is one of numerous factors known to increase vulnerability to eating disorder symptoms in the cisgender (non-trans) population. Cross-sex hormones can alleviate body dissatisfaction so might also alleviate eating disorder symptoms. This study aimed to explore risk factors for eating disorder symptoms in transgender people and the role of cross-sex hormones. Individuals assessed at a national transgender health service were invited (N=563). Transgender people not on cross-sex hormones reported higher levels of eating disorder psychopathology than people who were. High body dissatisfaction, perfectionism, anxiety symptoms and low self-esteem were risk factors for eating psychopathology but, after controlling for these, significant differences in eating psychopathology between people who were and were not on cross-sex hormones disappeared. Cross-sex hormones may alleviate eating disorder psychopathology. Given the high prevalence of transgender identities, clinicians at eating disorder services should assess for gender identity issues. Wiley 2018-03-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48578/1/Jones%20et%20al.%20accepted%20version.pdf Jones, Bethany Alice, Haycraft, Emma, Bouman, Walter Pierre, Brewin, Nicola, Claes, Laurence and Arcelus, Jon (2018) Risk factors for eating disorder psychopathology within the treatment seeking transgender population: the role of cross-sex hormone treatment. European Eating Disorders Review, 26 (2). pp. 120-128. ISSN 1099-0968 transgender; eating disorder psychopathology; risk factors; cross-sex hormones; body dissatisfaction http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/erv.2576/full doi:10.1002/erv.2576 doi:10.1002/erv.2576 |
| spellingShingle | transgender; eating disorder psychopathology; risk factors; cross-sex hormones; body dissatisfaction Jones, Bethany Alice Haycraft, Emma Bouman, Walter Pierre Brewin, Nicola Claes, Laurence Arcelus, Jon Risk factors for eating disorder psychopathology within the treatment seeking transgender population: the role of cross-sex hormone treatment |
| title | Risk factors for eating disorder psychopathology within the treatment seeking transgender population: the role of cross-sex hormone treatment |
| title_full | Risk factors for eating disorder psychopathology within the treatment seeking transgender population: the role of cross-sex hormone treatment |
| title_fullStr | Risk factors for eating disorder psychopathology within the treatment seeking transgender population: the role of cross-sex hormone treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk factors for eating disorder psychopathology within the treatment seeking transgender population: the role of cross-sex hormone treatment |
| title_short | Risk factors for eating disorder psychopathology within the treatment seeking transgender population: the role of cross-sex hormone treatment |
| title_sort | risk factors for eating disorder psychopathology within the treatment seeking transgender population: the role of cross-sex hormone treatment |
| topic | transgender; eating disorder psychopathology; risk factors; cross-sex hormones; body dissatisfaction |
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