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Feminist identity, body image, and disordered eating
Hannah M Borowsky1, Marla E Eisenberg1,2, Michaela M Bucchianeri3
1a Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA.
Abstract:
Using data from a community-based sample (Project EAT-III), this study (N = 1241; mean age = 25.2) examined the relationship of feminist identity with body image and disordered eating. Feminist-identified women reported significantly higher body satisfaction than non-feminist women and women who did not identify as feminists but held feminist beliefs. However, feminist-identified women did not differ from non-feminist women in disordered eating. Women holding feminist beliefs and non-feminist women did not differ in body satisfaction. Our findings suggest that self-identification as a feminist may promote positive body image in young adult women, but may be insufficient to change behaviors.