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Body Image and the Appearance Culture Among Adolescent Girls and Boys: An Examination of Friend Conversations, Peer Criticism, Appearance Magazines, and the Internalization of Appearance Ideals
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This research evaluates the contributions of three dimensions of appearance culture (appearance magazine exposure, appearance conversations with friends, and peer appearance criticism) and body mass index (BMI) to internalization of appearance ideals and body image dissatisfaction. Four hundred thirty-three girls and 347 boys in Grades 7 through 10 responded to several measures on a self-report questionnaire. The results of path analyses indicated that Internalization mediated the relationship between Appearance Conversations With Friends and Body Dissatisfaction for both boys and girls. In addition, Internalization, Peer Appearance Criticism, and BMI made direct contributions to Body Dissatisfaction for boys and girls, although the strength of the relationships varied by gender. The proposed mediated relation between Appearance Magazine Exposure and Body Dissatisfaction was confirmed only for the girls. The findings provide needed information about the contributions of the peer appearance culture to internalization and body image disturbances for adolescent boys and girls.
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“Within adolescents' known, offline peer groups, SM likely exacerbates adolescent 'peer appearance culture,' which was first articulated prior to the advent of modern SM (Jones et al., 2004).”
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“As previously noted, the 'peer appearance culture' also has implications for body image (Jones, 2001; Jones et al., 2004).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Jones, D. C., Vigfusdottir, T. H., & Lee, Y.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- Reykjavík University (IS)
- University of Washington
- Venue
- Journal of Adolescent Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2004-05
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 323-339
- ISSN
- 0743-5584 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6895
- OpenAlex
- W2106190978
- Cited by
- 557
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 25 · 2016: 32 · 2015: 41 · 2014: 43 · 2013: 49 · 2012: 38
- FWCI
- 21.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Adolescent Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- body image, body mass index, internalization of appearance ideals, body dissatisfaction, adolescent girls, adolescent boys, gender differences
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