TY  - JOUR
A1  - Helfert, Susanne
A1  - Warschburger, Petra
T1  - A prospective study on the impact of peer and parental pressure on body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls and boys
JF  - Body image : an international journal of research
N2  - The current study explores the role of appearance-related social pressure regarding changes in body image in adolescent girls (n = 236) and boys (n = 193) over a 1-year-period. High school students aged 11-16 completed measures of body dissatisfaction (i.e., weight and muscle concerns) and appearance-related social pressure from peers and parents. Three aspects proved to be particularly crucial: Parental encouragement to control weight and shape was a strong predictor of weight concerns in boys and girls alike; influences of friends affected gender-specific body image concerns by leading to weight concerns in girls and muscle concerns in boys; finally appearance-based exclusion was a predictor of weight concerns in boys. The findings provide longitudinal evidence for the crucial impact of appearance-related social pressure and suggest that a detailed assessment of different types of social impacts can identify concrete targets for effective prevention and therapy for weight-related problems among adolescents.
KW  - Adolescence
KW  - Peer pressure
KW  - Parental pressure
KW  - Weight and muscle concerns
KW  - Body dissatisfaction
KW  - Longitudinal
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.01.004
SN  - 1740-1445
VL  - 8
IS  - 2
SP  - 101
EP  - 109
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -