One size does not fit all: Trajectories of body image development and their predictors in early adolescence

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dc.contributor.authorLacroix, Emilie
dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, Melissa J.
dc.contributor.authorGarbett, Kirsty M.
dc.contributor.authorDiedrichs, Phillippa C.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-05T13:08:14Z
dc.date.available2023-06-05T13:08:14Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractBackground: Negative body image predicts many adverse outcomes. The current study prospectively examined patterns of body esteem development in early adolescence and identified predictors of developmental subtypes. Methods: 328 girls and 429 boys reported annually across a 4-year period (Mage at baseline = 11.14, SD = 0.35) on body esteem, appearance ideal internalization, perceived sociocultural pressures, appearance comparisons, appearance-related teasing, self-esteem, positive and negative affect, and dietary restraint. We performed latent class growth analyses to identify the most common trajectories of body esteem development and examine risk and protective factors for body image development. Results: Three developmental subgroups were identified: (a) high body esteem (39.1%); (b) moderate body esteem (46.1%); and (c) low body esteem (14.8%). Body esteem was stable within the low trajectory and there were minor fluctuations in the high and moderate trajectories. Greater appearance-related teasing, lower self-esteem, less positive affect, and higher dietary restraint predicted the low trajectory, whereas higher self-esteem and lower dietary restraint best predicted the high trajectory. Conclusions: Low body esteem appears to be largely stable from age 11 years. Prevention programming may be enhanced by incorporating components to address transdiagnostic resilience factors such as self-esteem and positive affect.
dc.description.copyright© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press. Originally Published at 10.1017/S0954579420000917
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/s0954579420000917
dc.identifier.issn0954-5794
dc.identifier.issn1469-2198
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/22619
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.relationVanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
dc.relationMichael Smith Foreign Study Supplement
dc.relationDove Self-Esteem Project
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579420000917
dc.relation.ispartofDevelopment and Psychopathology
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplinePsychology
dc.titleOne size does not fit all: Trajectories of body image development and their predictors in early adolescence
dc.typejournal-article
oaire.citation.endPage294
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.startPage285
oaire.citation.titleDevelopment and Psychopathology
oaire.citation.volume34
oaire.license.conditionhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aa

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