Adolescents' Body Image Trajectories: A Further Test of the Self-Equilibrium Hypothesis

Autor/inn/en	Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Maïano, Christophe; Scalas, L. Francesca; Janosz, Michel; Litalien, David
Titel	Adolescents' Body Image Trajectories: A Further Test of the Self-Equilibrium Hypothesis
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 53 (2017) 8, S.1501-1521 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000355
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Self Concept; Human Body; Body Composition; Hypothesis Testing; Longitudinal Studies; Peer Relationship; Parent Child Relationship; Gender Differences; Academic Achievement; Behavior Problems; Correlation; Social Influences; Predictor Variables; Foreign Countries; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Questionnaires; Self Concept Measures; Child Behavior; Screening Tests; Measures (Individuals); Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Grade Point Average; Statistical Analysis; Canada (Montreal); Self Description Questionnaire; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; Beck Anxiety Inventory; Beck Depression Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Selbstkonzept; Menschlicher Körper; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Peer-Beziehungen; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schulleistung; Korrelation; Sozialer Einfluss; Prädiktor; Ausland; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Fragebogen; Screening-Verfahren; Messdaten; Angst; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The self-equilibrium hypothesis underlines the importance of having a strong core self, which is defined as a high and developmentally stable self-concept. This study tested this hypothesis in relation to body image (BI) trajectories in a sample of 1,006 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 12.6, including 541 males and 465 females) across a 4-year period. The results supported the self-equilibrium hypothesis among 3 profiles of adolescents, all characterized by matching BI levels and stability: (a) "High" (48.0%); (b) "Increasing" (34.1%); and (c) "Decreasing" (17.9%). Boys presented higher levels of BI, and the quality of relationships with peers and parents predicted initially more desirable trajectories across gender. By the end of the study, more positive academic outcomes were associated with the "Decreasing" profile, lower internalizing problems with the "High" profile, and lower externalizing problems with the "High" and the "Increasing" profiles. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01