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  • Title: A prospective study of familial and social influences on girls' body image and dieting.
    Author: Byely L, Archibald AB, Graber J, Brooks-Gunn J.
    Journal: Int J Eat Disord; 2000 Sep; 28(2):155-64. PubMed ID: 10897077.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: This study examines the emergence of body image concerns and dieting behaviors in early adolescence as a function of girls' perceptions of family relationships, maternal modeling of dieting behaviors and body image concerns, and familial and peer pressures to diet. METHOD: Self-report measures were obtained from 77 White girls and their mothers in early adolescence (mean age = 12.3 years) and 1 year later. RESULTS: Girls' perceptions of family relations and mothers' perceptions of daughters' weight at Time 1 significantly predicted girls' dieting behavior 1 year later over and above Time 1 dieting and body image. Only girls' previous body image and dieting behaviors significantly predicted more body dissatisfaction 1 year later. Girls' body image was found to mediate the relationship between family relations and dieting at Time 1 assessment, but not over time. DISCUSSION: The importance of implementing early prevention and interventions programs is discussed.
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