Prospective Predictors of Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Girls and Boys: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study

This study investigated prospective risk factors for increases in body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls and boys in the Eating Among Teens Project. At the time of first assessment (Time 1), participants were a cohort of early adolescent girls ( N = 440) and boys ( N = 366) and a cohort of middle...

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Published in:Developmental psychology 2006-09, Vol.42 (5), p.888-899
Main Authors: Paxton, Susan J, Eisenberg, Marla E, Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescent boys
Adolescent Development
Adolescent girls
Adolescents
African Americans
At Risk Persons
Biological and medical sciences
Body Composition
Body Image
Body Mass Index
Cohort Analysis
Cohort Studies
Demographic indicators
Depression (Psychology)
Development
Developmental psychology
Diet, Reducing - psychology
Dietetics
Dissatisfaction
Early Adolescents
Eating disorders
Ethnicity
Female
Females
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender Identity
Health Surveys
Human
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Males
Minnesota
Parent Attitudes
Parent Influence
Peer Group
Peer groups
Peer Influence
Personal development
Personal Satisfaction
Personality Inventory
Predictor Variables
Predictors
Prospective Studies
Psychology
Psychology, Adolescent
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Race
Racial Differences
Risk
Risk Factors
Self Concept
Self Esteem
Self evaluation
Social Environment
Socioeconomic Factors
Socioeconomic Status
Studies
Teenagers
Youth
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Summary:This study investigated prospective risk factors for increases in body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls and boys in the Eating Among Teens Project. At the time of first assessment (Time 1), participants were a cohort of early adolescent girls ( N = 440) and boys ( N = 366) and a cohort of middle adolescent girls ( N = 946) and boys ( N = 764). Participants were followed up 5 years later (Time 2). Potential prospective risk factors examined included body mass index, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, parent dieting environment, peer environment, and psychological factors. Predictors of Time 2 body dissatisfaction were Time 1 body dissatisfaction, body mass index, socioeconomic status, being African American, friend dieting and teasing, self-esteem, and depression. However, the profile of predictors differed across the samples.
ISSN:0012-1649
1939-0599
DOI:10.1037/0012-1649.42.5.888