Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J., Rudolph, Julia ORCID: 0000-0003-4878-3537 and Pariz, Juliane (2021) A cascade of rejection and appearance preoccupation: adolescents’ body dysmorphic symptoms and appearance rejection sensitivity over 4 years. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 40 (1). pp. 17-34. ISSN 0261-510X (Print), 2044-835X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12377)

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Abstract

Adolescence is a high-risk period for body image disturbance and appearance concerns. In a cascade model, we examined interrelations of body dysmorphic symptoms (BDS) with appearance rejection sensitivity (ARS) and tested gender moderation. Participants were 397 Australian adolescents (T1 Mage = 11.7, SD = 0.91; 56% girls) who completed six surveys over 4 years. In a random-intercept cross-lag model, two (of five possible) paths showed ARS predicted higher subsequent BDS, and three (of five possible) paths showed BDS predicted higher subsequent ARS. Girls reported more BDS and ARS than boys, and random intercepts of BDS and ARS were correlated with the correlation stronger in girls than boys. Cross-lag BDD-ARS associations over the six waves were not significantly moderated by gender. Overall, girls are at higher risk of appearance concerns than boys, but BDD-ARS cascade effects do not differ between girls and boys.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	adolescents; appearance anxiety; body dysmorphia; body image; gender; rejection; sensitivity
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	21 Jul 2022 11:20
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/37016

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