Early Adolescent Adjustment and Critical Evaluations by Self and Other: The Prospective Impact of Body Image Dissatisfaction and Peer Appearance Teasing on Global Self-Esteem
| Autor: | Jodi Burrus Newman, Diane Carlson Jones |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Aging
Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Peer harassment Self-concept Self-esteem Affect (psychology) humanities Developmental psychology Developmental Neuroscience Developmental and Educational Psychology Early adolescents Peer influence Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology Body dissatisfaction media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Developmental Science. 3:17-26 |
| ISSN: | 2191-7485 2192-001X |
| DOI: | 10.3233/dev-2009-3104 |
| Popis: | grade and one year later. The results indicated that body dissatisfaction and peer appearance teasing were negatively related to T2 global esteem after controlling for initial esteem. Gender differences were noted. For the boys, higher levels of both body dissatisfaction and appearance teasing detracted equally from global esteem. Among the girls, the contribution of body dissatisfaction to T2 global esteem was partially mediated by appearance teasing. Findings are discussed in terms of the importance of critical evaluations by self and others for early adolescents’ selfesteem. The need to consider negative appearance teasing as a form of peer harassment with the potential to affect adjustment through self-esteem is also discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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