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ERIC Number: EJ1362716
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1740-5629
EISSN: EISSN-1740-5610
Self-Rated Physical Attractiveness and Its Relation to Psychological Well-Being across Adolescence
Raible-Destan, Nesrin; Stulz, Niklaus; Hepp, Urs; Ribeaud, Denis; Eisner, Manuel; Steinhoff, Annekatrin; Shanahan, Lilly; Sell, Aaron; Kupferschmid, Stephan
European Journal of Developmental Psychology, v19 n4 p528-546 2022
The goal of the current analyses was to explore associations of self-rated physical attractiveness with facets of psychological well-being across adolescence. Participants provided information on their perceived physical attractiveness, internalized distress, suicidal ideation, and self-harm at 15, 17 and 20 years of age. Male adolescents repeatedly provided higher ratings of their own physical attractiveness in comparison to female peers. Self-perceived physical attractiveness was negatively associated with internalized distress in 15- to 20-year-old girls. In boys this association reached statistical significance only at the ages of 17 and 20 years. Statistically significant relations between suicidal ideation, self-harm and physical attractiveness resulted in girls only. Findings suggest small but stable relationships between self-rated physical attractiveness and facets of psychological well-being between 15 and 20 years -- particularly in girls. Results underline the importance of self-perceived attractiveness in relation to mental health across adolescence.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Switzerland
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