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A cascade of rejection and appearance preoccupation: Adolescents' body dysmorphic symptoms and appearance rejection sensitivity over 4 years.
- Source :
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The British journal of developmental psychology [Br J Dev Psychol] 2022 Mar; Vol. 40 (1), pp. 17-34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 23. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Adolescence is a high-risk period for body image disturbance and appearance concerns. In a cascade model, we examined interrelations of body dysmorphic symptoms (BDS) with appearance rejection sensitivity (ARS) and tested gender moderation. Participants were 397 Australian adolescents (T1 Mage = 11.7, SD = 0.91; 56% girls) who completed six surveys over 4 years. In a random-intercept cross-lag model, two (of five possible) paths showed ARS predicted higher subsequent BDS, and three (of five possible) paths showed BDS predicted higher subsequent ARS. Girls reported more BDS and ARS than boys, and random intercepts of BDS and ARS were correlated with the correlation stronger in girls than boys. Cross-lag BDD-ARS associations over the six waves were not significantly moderated by gender. Overall, girls are at higher risk of appearance concerns than boys, but BDD-ARS cascade effects do not differ between girls and boys.<br /> (© 2021 The British Psychological Society.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Australia
Female
Humans
Male
Surveys and Questionnaires
Body Image
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2044-835X
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The British journal of developmental psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33891314
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12377