ArticleJournal of eating disorders2023
A scoping review of research literature on eating and body image for transgender and nonbinary youth.
Article in Journal of eating disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- The global prevalence of eating disorders in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Experiences of disordered eating and exercise behaviors of neurodivergent, gender diverse youth: A scoping review.International journal of transgender health · 2026Review
- Inequities in eating disorder diagnoses in college students: An intersectional multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA).Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Article
- Body dissatisfaction, stigma and eating disorders: a scoping study on the role of compassion focused therapy.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Review
- Improving adult inpatient eating disorder treatment: perspectives of a sample of individuals in Canada with lived experience.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- A scoping review of the research literature on eating and body image for transgender and nonbinary adults.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundTransgender and nonbinary (TGNB) adolescents and young adults are underrepresented in the literature on eating disorders and body image-related problems, despite increased mental health disparities and emerging research showing high associations between gender dysphoria, body image, and eating disorders among TGNB youth.
aimsThe scoping review was designed to critically examine the research on TGNB adolescents and young adults who experience eating and body image related problems as well as clinical studies on treatment approaches and effectiveness.
methodPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) was used for reporting this scoping review. The electronic databases of MEDLINE and PsychInfo were used for searching subject terms. Inclusion criteria for studies required the quantitative measurement or qualitative exploration of body image or eating for transgender minor children, adolescents, or young adult samples (18 to 25 years old) and address differences in eating/body-related problems by age. The relevant data was extracted and narratively summarized.
results49 studies were identified, data extracted, and analyzed. Increased prevalence of eating disorders and body image problems were identified for TGNB youth. Body-gender congruence through gender affirming social and medical interventions (e.g., hormone therapy) were noted as significant for alleviating body image problems and facilitating eating disorder treatment. Family and social factors were not well understood in the literature and a need for increased study of TGNB youth from varied racial/ethnic, neurodiverse, and within specific identities (e.g., nonbinary) and families and cultural contexts is still needed.
conclusionsFuture research should consider the use of developmental and family theories for guiding inclusion of salient social factors influencing eating patterns, body image, and treatment outcomes. In addition, more studies are needed with those from minoritized racial and ethnic groups, neurodiversity, and varied gender identities (e.g., nonbinary and gender queer) for identifying important differences.
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