Abstract
Predictors of body image dissatisfaction (BID) among obese people are poorly understood. In 79 obese women seeking weight reduction, associations with BID of self-esteem, youth teasing, adult teasing, and internalization of sociocultural appearance standards (ISAS) were studied. Analyses revealed that only self-esteem, adult teasing, and ISAS predicted BID. Results highlight the importance of adulthood self-esteem and interpersonal-cultural context - rather than childhood experiences - in predicting adulthood BID.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1040-1044 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
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