Bidirectional relations between disordered eating, internalization of beauty ideals, and self-esteem : a longitudinal study with adolescents
Espinoza Guzmán, Paola (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)
Penelo Werner, Eva (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Mora Giral, Marisol (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)
Francisco, Rita (Universidade Católica Portuguesa)
González, Marcela L. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)
Raich, Rosa M. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)

Date:	2019
Description:	23 pàg.
Abstract:	Associations between disordered eating, internalization of beauty ideals and self-esteem have been mainly studied in a unidirectional way. Therefore, this study explored the potential bidirectional associations between these three aspects, in a sample of 303 adolescents aged 1215 (140 females and 163 males), in a 16-month longitudinal prospective study. Participants self-reported disordered eating, internalization of beauty ideals and self-esteem. Autoregressive cross-lagged analyses showed bi-directional associations between self-esteem and disordered eating and uni-directional links between internalization of beauty ideals and disordered eating and lower self-esteem. All cross-lagged effects were equivalent across genders, except that the effect of internalization of beauty ideals at baseline on disordered eating 4 months later was higher for females. Temporal stability was moderate for all measures. These results contribute towards completing explanatory models of these problems and suggest that interventions based on the critique of aesthetic ideals and on strengthening self-esteem should be implemented in early adolescence.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad PSI2013-47212-P Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2014/SGR-1673
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Disordered eating ; Internalization ; Longitudinal ; Reciprocal associations ; Self-esteem
Published in:	Journal of Early Adolescence, Vol. 39 Núm. 9 (2019) , p. 1244-1260, ISSN 1552-5449

DOI: 10.1177/0272431618812734

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