男孩们没有尝试吗? 性别污名化特别减少了男性因饮食障碍寻求帮助,但不是女性
Martin S Lehe1,2, Georg Halbeisen3, Vanessa C Juergensen3
1Medical Faculty, University Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Ruhr-University Bochum, Campus East-Westphalia, Virchowstr. 65, 32312, Lübbecke, Germany. martin.lehe@rub.de.
Journal of eating disorders
|September 17, 2025
概括
患有饮食障碍 (ED) 的男性面临着耻辱,特别是对于"女性化"症状,这会阻止寻求帮助. 解决这种特定于性别的耻辱是改善男性获得ED治疗的关键.
科学领域:
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 饮食障碍 (ED) 影响所有性别,但男性在治疗中代表性不足.
- 围绕男性EDs的耻辱可能会阻碍寻求帮助,特别是对于与男性理想相冲突的症状.
- 这项研究研究了ED污名在男性寻求帮助行为的性别特异性作用.
研究的目的:
- 调查耻辱感知是否能缓解男性饮食失调症状与寻求帮助意图之间的联系.
- 确定ED耻辱是否具有影响男性寻求治疗意愿的性别特异因素.
- 为了确定哪些ED症状类型在男性中受到污名的影响最大.
主要方法:
- 在242名男性和249名女性中进行了横截面调查.
- 调查问卷评估了饮食失调症状 (瘦身,肌肉发育,正食症,ARFED),男性对ED的耻辱感,以及寻求帮助的意图.
- 主持人分析探讨了症状严重程度和对寻求帮助意图的耻辱之间的性别相互作用.
主要成果:
- 寻求帮助的意图通常随着两性症状严重程度的增加而增加.
- 在男性中,避免/限制饮食和肌肉发育症状与寻求帮助的增加没有相关性.
- 耻辱感受在男性中缓解了症状与寻求帮助的联系,特别是对于"女性化"的症状 (瘦身,体重问题).
结论:
- 研究结果支持男性在ED寻求帮助时的耻辱在性别特异性作用.
- 与"女性化"ED症状相关的耻辱感可能会阻止男性寻求帮助.
- 干预措施必须减少耻辱,特别是关于男性的ED经历,以确保平等获得医疗保健.
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