One group whose positive body image experiences remain under-explored is individuals who identify as nonbinary, gender fluid, and/or genderqueer (including other nonbinary identities). Thus, we sought to answer the questions: What does it look like to have a positive body image for a nonbinary person? and How do nonbinary persons form and maintain a positive body image? To answer these questions, we conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 15 nonbinary individuals who were assessed as having positive body image using the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (Tylka & Wood-Barcalow, 2015a). Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Four themes were identified as characterizing the core features of positive body image among nonbinary persons: body appreciation, body- and self-acceptance, bodily appearance embodied their authentic self, and holding flexible ideals for ways of being. Six themes were identified as related to on-going processes that explain how body image is formed and maintained among nonbinary persons: reframing negative body image information, staging resistance, experiencing representation, receiving and giving social support, practicing self-compassion and self-care, and using dress to create a satisfying presentation of self. In keeping with the tenets of queer theory, findings reflected how gender identity set a context for participants’ positive body image experiences.

积极的身体形象体验仍未得到充分探索的一个群体是那些被认为是非二元、流动性别和/或性别酷儿（包括其他非二元身份）的人。因此，我们试图回答以下问题：对于非二元性别的人来说，拥有积极的身体形象是什么样子的？非二元性别者如何形成并保持积极的身体形象？为了回答这些问题，我们对 15 名非二元个体进行了深入的半结构化访谈，他们使用身体欣赏量表 2（Tylka & Wood-Barcalow，2015a）被评估为具有积极的身体形象。使用反思性主题分析对数据进行分析。四个主题被确定为非二元人积极身体形象的核心特征：身体欣赏、身体和自我接受、身体外观体现真实的自我，以及对存在方式持有灵活的理想。六个主题被确定为与解释非二元人如何形成和维持身体形象的持续过程相关：重新构建负面身体形象信息、上演抵抗、体验代表性、接受和给予社会支持、实践自我同情和自我保健，并利用着装来创造令人满意的自我展示。根据酷儿理论的原则，研究结果反映了性别认同如何为参与者的积极身体形象体验设定背景。