Body Dissatisfaction and Characteristics of Disordered Eating Among Black and White Early Adolescent Girls and Boys

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 737-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaehee Jung ◽  
Gordon B. Forbes
Keyword(s):  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Adolescent Girls And Boys

Disordered Eating Precursors in Pre- and Early Adolescent Girls and Boys

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela K. Keel ◽  
Jayne A. Fulkerson ◽  
Gloria R. Leon
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Girls And Boys

scholarly journals BMI and disordered eating in urban, African American, adolescent girls: The mediating role of body dissatisfaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy Buckingham-Howes ◽  
Bridget Armstrong ◽  
Megan C. Pejsa-Reitz ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Dawn O. Witherspoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Urban African American Adolescent

scholarly journals Attachment, social information processing, and friendship quality of early adolescent girls and boys

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen M. Dwyer ◽  
Bridget K. Fredstrom ◽  
Kenneth H. Rubin ◽  
Cathryn Booth-LaForce ◽  
Linda Rose-Krasnor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Social Information Processing ◽  
Social Information ◽  
Friendship Quality ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Girls And Boys

scholarly journals Sad and lonely: body dissatisfaction among adolescent girls

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Forste ◽  
Marina Potter ◽  
Lance Erickson
Keyword(s):  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Nationally Representative

Abstract Purpose To further understand the association between body dissatisfaction and sadness/loneliness among adolescent girls, we examine how this association, as reported by pre-teen and adolescent girls, is mediated or moderated by the quality of peer and family relationships. Methods Our data are from the Health Behavior of School-Aged Children 2009–2010, a nationally representative survey of school-aged children in the US. We analyze a sample of 5658 girls in Grades 5 through 10. We utilize ordinary least squares (OLS) regression techniques and adjust for the complex sampling design. We explore how the link between body dissatisfaction and sadness/loneliness is mediated or moderated by family and peer relationships and also include controls for age, race, media exposure, and physical health. Results We find that body dissatisfaction is predictive of sadness/loneliness for girls at all grade levels and that the quality of peer and family relationships mediates 27%–38% of this association, particularly among early adolescent girls. Positive peer relationships also moderate or help mitigate the association between body dissatisfaction and sadness/loneliness among pre-teens. Conclusion Our findings underscore the association between body dissatisfaction and sadness/loneliness among early adolescent girls. In addition, our results highlight the importance of quality peer and family relationships in terms of how girls think about their bodies and respond emotionally to them. To evaluate feelings of sadness and loneliness among early adolescent girls, health care professionals need to consider not only body dissatisfaction but also the context of peer and family relationships.

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