A qualitative exploration of whether lesbian and bisexual women are ‘protected’ from sociocultural pressure to be thin

Huxley, Caroline J.; Clarke, Victoria; Halliwell, Emma

doi:10.1177/1359105312468496

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“…In recent years, there has been growing concern that weight per se may not be so closely tied to negative health outcomes as previously thought (Bacon & Aphramor, 2011;Campos, Saguy, Ernsberger, Oliver, & Gaesser, 2006;Flegal, Kit, Orpana, & Graubard, 2013;Lustig, Schmidt, & Brindis, 2012). In addition, there may be protective factors in sexual minority women's communities that moderate the effects of weight, such as physical fitness, involvement in body positive, size acceptance, and "Health At Every Size" movements, and less tendency to engage in dieting and weight cycling (e.g., Huxley, Clarke, & Halliwell, 2014). The studies reviewed here cannot address these issues.…”

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A Systematic Review of the Literature on Weight in Sexual Minority Women

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Ingraham

Fogel

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Women's Health Issues

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A Systematic Review of the Literature on Weight in Sexual Minority Women

Eliason

Ingraham

Fogel

et al. 2015

Women's Health Issues

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“…What changes did you make?’). As part of the broader research program, participants were also asked how their partner relationships and the media affected their feelings towards their body size and appearance, and these findings are reported elsewhere (Huxley, Clarke, & Halliwell, , ).…”

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Resisting and Conforming to the ‘Lesbian Look’: The Importance of Appearance Norms for Lesbian and Bisexual Women

Huxley

Clarke

Halliwell

2013

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Appearance is one way in which lesbian and bisexual identities and affiliation to lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) subculture can be demonstrated. ‘Butch’ and ‘androgynous’ styles have been used by lesbian women to communicate a non‐heterosexual identity. However, some LGB appearance researchers have argued that there has been a mainstreaming and diversification of lesbian style in the last couple of decades, which has resulted in less distinction between lesbian and straight looks. This research draws on the Social Identity approach to explore contemporary style in lesbian and bisexual communities. Fifteen lesbian and bisexual women took part in semi‐structured interviews which were analysed using thematic analysis. Although some participants reported a diversification of lesbian style, most used the term ‘butch’ to describe lesbian style, and a ‘boyish’ look was viewed as the most common contemporary lesbian style. By contrast, most participants could not identify distinct bisexual appearance norms. The data provide evidence of conflicting desires (and expectations) to visibly project social identity by conforming to specific lesbian styles, and to be an authentic, unique individual by resisting these subcultural styles. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…Body dissatisfaction and feelings of shame about being unattractive also occur for lesbian and bisexual women (Huxley, Clarke, & Halliwell, 2014).…”

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Investigating the influence of shame, depression, and distress tolerance on the relationship between internalized homophobia and binge eating in lesbian and bisexual women

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There is limited research evidence about the specific factors influencing disordered eating for lesbian and bisexual women. Therefore, this study investigated relationships among binge eating, internalized homophobia, shame, depression, and distress tolerance in a sample of lesbian (n=72) and bisexual women (n=66). Two hypotheses were tested. First, it was hypothesized that shame and depression would mediate the relationship between internalized homophobia and binge eating. Second, it was hypothesized that distress tolerance would moderate the relationship between shame and binge eating and the relationship between depression and binge eating in the mediation relationships proposed in the first hypothesis. Results indicated that shame was a significant mediator for the relationship between internalized homophobia and binge eating, that depression was not a significant mediator, and that distress tolerance did not moderate the significant mediation relationship between shame and binge eating. The data in this study also indicated that the proportions of lesbian and bisexual participants who reported binge eating and compensatory behavior did not differ significantly, but that bisexual participants reported significantly more depression and shame than lesbian participants.

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A qualitative exploration of whether lesbian and bisexual women are ‘protected’ from sociocultural pressure to be thin

Cited by 50 publications

References 40 publications

A Systematic Review of the Literature on Weight in Sexual Minority Women

A Systematic Review of the Literature on Weight in Sexual Minority Women

Resisting and Conforming to the ‘Lesbian Look’: The Importance of Appearance Norms for Lesbian and Bisexual Women

Investigating the influence of shame, depression, and distress tolerance on the relationship between internalized homophobia and binge eating in lesbian and bisexual women

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