Gender Norms and Obesity: Incorporating Gender Norms Change Into Clinical Interventions

For sexual minority youth (youth who are same-sex attracted, engaging in same-sex behaviors, or who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer (LGBQ)), the intersections of GE and sexual orientation may be more complex given intense social pressures to conform to heteronormative standards of mascu...

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Published inObesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Vol. 24; no. 2; p. 280
Main Authors Rofey, Dana L., Miller, Elizabeth, McCauley, Heather L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2016
Subjects
Behavior
Child development
Femininity
Gender identity
Masculinity
Obesity
Perceptions
Sexual orientation
Teenagers
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Summary:For sexual minority youth (youth who are same-sex attracted, engaging in same-sex behaviors, or who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer (LGBQ)), the intersections of GE and sexual orientation may be more complex given intense social pressures to conform to heteronormative standards of masculinity or femininity.
Bibliography:See accompanying article, pg.
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The authors declared no conflict of interest.
The Beckwith Institute (DLR), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R24HD080194 (EM), and National Institutes of Health/Office of Research on Women's Health Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health K12HD043441 (HLM).
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ISSN:1930-7381
1930-739X
DOI:10.1002/oby.21407