A longitudinal study of body dissatisfaction and pubertal timing in an ethnically diverse adolescent sample |
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| Institution: | 1. Human Development Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States;2. Department of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States;1. The Institute of Psychiatry, King''s College London and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK;2. Urogynaecology Unit, King''s College London and King''s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK;3. Cosmetic Solutions Ltd., London, UK;1. Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain;2. Department of Methodology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain;1. Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, P.O. Box 4472, CEP 70904-970, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil;2. Getulio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil;3. Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil;4. Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA |
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| Abstract: | In a 7-year study, adolescents’ body dissatisfaction (N = 1370) was examined across four high school years as a function of pubertal development (perceived timing relative to peers and self-reported physical changes measured during Grades 6–10) in the context of the high school transition. Boys and girls who, during early high school, perceived themselves to be late relative to peers were at risk for body dissatisfaction across the high school years. Boys who were late in pubertal development reported more body dissatisfaction in early high school than on-time boys, but then decreased over time. African-American girls reported less body dissatisfaction across the high school years relative to other girls. Asian girls reported more dissatisfaction in early high school than African-American, Latina, and Multiethnic girls, and increased over time. Results highlight the importance of considering late development within context as a risk factor in body dissatisfaction research. |
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| Keywords: | Body dissatisfaction Adolescence Puberty Ethnicity Gender Peer context Longitudinal |
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