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Peer reviewedSiever, Michael D. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Investigated hypothesis that gay men and heterosexual women are dissatisfied with their bodies and vulnerable to eating disorders because of shared emphasis on physical attractiveness and thinness based on desire to please men. Findings from 53 lesbian, 59 gay, 62 heterosexual female, and 63 heterosexual male college students generally confirmed…
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Body Image, Bulimia, College Students
