The Role of Friends and Peers in Adolescent Body Dissatisfaction: A Review and Critique of 15 Years of Research

被引:102
作者
Webb, Haley J. [1 ]
Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Griffith Univ, Nathan, Qld 4222, Australia
关键词
PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT; RISK-FACTORS; SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES; APPEARANCE CULTURE; EATING ATTITUDES; IMAGE DISSATISFACTION; MUSCULARITY CONCERNS; 12-YEAR-OLD GIRLS; COLLEGE-STUDENTS; MEDIA INFLUENCES;
D O I
10.1111/jora.12084
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
We review the research conducted in the past 15years concerned with the role of friends and peers in adolescent body dissatisfaction. A number of friend and peer group characteristics have been associated with heightened body dissatisfaction both concurrently and longitudinally. Most widely studied and more consistently linked to body dissatisfaction are appearance teasing and perceived pressure from friends to be thin. Other interactions between friends and peers that communicate and strengthen appearance ideals and direct attention to appearance also have been associated with body dissatisfaction, including appearance-related conversations, friends' modeling of dieting behavior, and perceptions of friends' appearance-related attitudes. Finally, the research is critiqued, new directions considered, and strategies are proposed that could be implemented to reduce body dissatisfaction.
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页码:564 / 590
页数:27
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