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N. Trompeter, K. Bussey, M. K Forbes, S. Griffiths, J. Mond, A. Lonergan, D. Mitchison
Body Image, vol. 40, 2022, pp. 207-212
Body Image, vol. 40, 2022, pp. 207-212
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Trompeter, N., Bussey, K., Forbes, M. K., Griffiths, S., Mond, J., Lonergan, A., & Mitchison, D. (2022). Peer victimization and weight/shape concerns in adolescents: Examining the moderating role of appearance-based rejection sensitivity. Body Image, 40, 207–212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.12.004
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Trompeter, N., K. Bussey, M. K Forbes, S. Griffiths, J. Mond, A. Lonergan, and D. Mitchison. “Peer Victimization and Weight/Shape Concerns in Adolescents: Examining the Moderating Role of Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity.” Body Image 40 (2022): 207–212.
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Trompeter, N., et al. “Peer Victimization and Weight/Shape Concerns in Adolescents: Examining the Moderating Role of Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity.” Body Image, vol. 40, 2022, pp. 207–12, doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.12.004.
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@article{n2022a,
title = {Peer victimization and weight/shape concerns in adolescents: Examining the moderating role of appearance-based rejection sensitivity},
year = {2022},
journal = {Body Image},
pages = {207-212},
volume = {40},
doi = {10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.12.004},
author = {Trompeter, N. and Bussey, K. and Forbes, M. K and Griffiths, S. and Mond, J. and Lonergan, A. and Mitchison, D.}
}
Abstract
Peer victimization has been related to weight/shape concerns in adolescents. However, a dearth of research has examined potential moderators of this association. The present study examined the concurrent and prospective associations between two types of peer victimization, appearance-based and non-appearance-based, and weight/shape concerns among adolescents, and whether these associations were moderated by appearance-based rejection sensitivity. Participants were 897 adolescents, aged 11–19 years (M = 14 years 8 months, SD = 1 year 4 months), who completed a range of self-report measures as part of the EveryBODY study, one year apart. Both forms of victimization were associated with concurrent, but not prospective weight/shape concerns. Additionally, the concurrent association between appearance-related victimization and weight/shape concerns was dependent on appearance-based rejection-sensitivity, with stronger associations at lower levels of appearance-based rejection-sensitivity. These findings support previous research linking peer victimization with concurrent weight/shape concerns in adolescents. However, the impact of peer victimization on increased weight/shape concerns was not observed.
