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“Pretty Pressure” From Peers, Parents, and the Media: A Longitudinal Study of Appearance‐Based Rejection Sensitivity

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Webb, Haley J., Zimmer‐Gembeck, Melanie J., Waters, Allison M., Farrell, Lara J., Nesdale, Drew, Downey, Geraldine·2017·Journal of Research on Adolescence
DOI 10.1111/jora.12310
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Drawing from the tripartite sociocultural model of body image, the researchers examined whether direct messages and modeling from peers, parents, and media were concurrently and prospectively associated with appearance‐based rejection sensitivity (appearance‐RS) in young adolescents (Mage = 12.0 years). Appearance‐RS was higher among those who concurrently reported more appearance‐related teasing and pressure by peers, more parent teasing, and greater acceptance of media appearance ideals. In prospective analyses, greater increases in appearance‐RS over 1 year were found for adolescents who perceived higher levels of parental appearance‐related teasing and negative attitudes about their own appearance. Moderation analyses indicated the positive prospective association between parental negative appearance attitudes and appearance‐RS was found in younger but not older participants. Gender did not moderate associations.

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  • In youth, questionnaire-assessed appearance-related RS independent of gender was related to dysfunctional eating behavior, lower self-esteem and more frequent experience of appearance-related teasing.

    “In youth, questionnaire-assessed appearance-related RS independent of gender, was related to dysfunctional eating behavior, lower self-esteem and more frequent experience of appearance-related teasing [26].”

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    The paper describes appearance-RS as questionnaire-assessed and reports an association with appearance teasing by peers and parents (Measures Appearance-RS; Model 1: Concurrent Correlates, page unavailable). It also reports poorer self-esteem and more restrictive eating behavior among adolescents and adults with higher appearance-RS (background passage labeled Abstract, page unavailable). Its gender analysis addresses associations with sociocultural influences, not whether the self-esteem and eating associations are independent of gender; it also specifies restrictive eating rather than dysfunctional eating generally. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
Webb, H. J., Zimmer‐Gembeck, M. J., Waters, A. M., Farrell, L. J., Nesdale, D., & Downey, G.
Affiliations
  • Griffith University (AU)
  • Columbia University (US)
Corresponding author
Webb, Haley J.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Research on Adolescence
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2017-03-24
Volume
27
Issue
4
Pages
718-735
ISSN
  • 1050-8392 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-7795
DOI
10.1111/jora.12310
OpenAlex
W2601569522
Cited by
77
References
83
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 1
FWCI
7.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of Research on Adolescence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Keywords
body image, peer pressure, appearance attitudes, early adolescents, gender differences
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Anxiety, Attitude, Body Image, Child, Child Behavior, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mass Media, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Peer Group, Prospective Studies, Rejection, Psychology, Self Concept, Body Dysmorphic Disorders, Bullying

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