The Role of Communication with Parents about Sexuality in the Dynamics of Body Image Satisfaction among Adolescents
| Autor: | Aleksandar Štulhofer, Luka Jurković, Goran Koletić |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Longitudinal study
medicine.medical_specialty Sociology and Political Science adolescenti Human sexuality parental support Developmental psychology medicine body image satisfaction adolescents Association (psychology) Reproductive health Data collection DRUŠTVENE ZNANOSTI. Sociologija. Posebne sociologije business.industry Public health roditeljska podrška SOCIAL SCIENCES. Sociology. Specific Sociologies medicine.disease communication with parents about sexuality komunikacija s roditeljima o seksualnosti Eating disorders zadovoljstvo tjelesnim izgledom business Psychology Psychosocial |
| Zdroj: | Revija za sociologiju Volume 48 Issue 3 |
| ISSN: | 1846-7954 0350-154X |
| DOI: | 10.5613/rzs.48.3.1 |
| Popis: | Body image dissatisfaction among adolescents is a risk factor in developing eating disorders, low self-esteem, and depression. Previous research pointed to a protective role of family communication and support when it comes to body image dissatisfaction. However, little is known about possible links between body image satisfaction and communication with parents about sexuality. The association between parent-adolescent communication about sex and adolescents’ sexual health has been predominantly explored cross-sectionally. The aim of this longitudinal study was to assess the temporal dynamics of the association between body image satisfaction and communication with parents about sexuality among adolescents. Data were collected using a panel-sample of 1,325 high-school sophomores recruited from 14 schools in the Croatian cities of Rijeka and Opatija. The study covered a period of 18 months using four data collection points. The associations were analysed by parallel latent growth curve modelling, an analytical method that enables the assessment of between-person differences over time by estimating within-person latent trajectories of change. The analyses revealed a positive association between communication with parents about sexuality and body image satisfaction at the initial point of analysis and over time, but only among female adolescents. The findings may be beneficial to educational and public health specialists, as well as to parents in improving the psychosocial well-being of adolescents. Nezadovoljstvo tjelesnim izgledom u razdoblju adolescencije rizični je čimbenik za razvoj poremećaja hranjenja, niskog samopouzdanja i depresije. Dosadašnja istraživanja ukazuju na zaštitnu ulogu obiteljske komunikacije i podrške spram nezadovoljstva tjelesnim izgledom. Međutim, manje je poznato kakav je odnos između zadovoljstva tjelesnim izgledom i komunikacije s roditeljima o seksualnosti. Postojeći uvidi o povezanosti između obiteljske komunikacije o seksualnosti i seksualnog zdravlja adolescenata temelje se na transverzalnim studijama. Cilj ove studije longitudinalna je analiza povezanosti između zadovoljstva tjelesnim izgledom i komunikacije s roditeljima o seksualnosti među adolescentima. Podaci su prikupljeni metodom ankete na panel-uzorku od 1 325 učenika i učenica iz 14 srednjih škola grada Rijeke i Opatije u četiri točke mjerenja u razdoblju od 18 mjeseci. U svrhu analize povezanosti relevantnih indikatora korištena je analitička metoda paralelnog modeliranja latentnih krivulja rasta koja omogućuje procjenu interindividualnih razlika temeljem individualnih promjena unutar pojedinaca u promatranom vremenskom razdoblju. Utvrđena je pozitivna povezanost između komunikacije s roditeljima o seksualnosti i stupnja zadovoljstva tjelesnim izgledom i u početnoj točki analize i tijekom vremena, ali samo kod adolescentica. Nalazi ovog rada mogu pomoći edukacijskim i javnozdravstvenim stručnjacima, ali i roditeljima, u unaprjeđivanju psihosocijalne dobrobiti adolescenata. |
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