ERIC Number: EJ758226
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Publication Date: 2006-Apr
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Individual and Sociocultural Influences on Pre-Adolescent Girls' Appearance Schemas and Body Dissatisfaction
Sinton, Meghan M.; Birch, Leann L.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v35 n2 p157-167 Apr 2006
Appearance schemas, a suggested cognitive component of body image, have been associated with body dissatisfaction in adolescent and adult samples. This study examined girls' weight status (BMI), depression, and parent, sibling, peer, and media influences as predictors of appearance schemas in 173 pre-adolescent girls. Hierarchical regression results indicated that appearance schemas scores were associated with girls' level of depression, perceptions of parental influence on weight concerns, appearance related interactions with other girls, and awareness of media messages; perceptions of sibling influence on weight concerns and BMI were not independent predictors. In addition, appearance schemas were associated with girls' level of body dissatisfaction. One implication of these findings is for prevention programs to focus on reducing the importance and value that girls place on appearance by targeting social influences, particularly parental influence, in order to reduce risk for adolescent body dissatisfaction and related risk behaviors.
Descriptors: Social Influences, Prevention, Females, Siblings, Depression (Psychology), Self Concept, Body Composition, Body Weight, Parent Influence, Sibling Relationship, Parent Child Relationship, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, Mass Media Effects, Predictor Variables, Preadolescents, At Risk Persons
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Language: English
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