Beauty is Good: The Appearance Culture, the Internalization of Appearance Ideals, and Dysfunctional Appearance Beliefs Among Tweens | Zendy

Trekels Jolien | Zendy; Eggermont Steven | Zendy

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Beauty is Good: The Appearance Culture, the Internalization of Appearance Ideals, and Dysfunctional Appearance Beliefs Among Tweens

Author(s) -

Trekels Jolien,

Eggermont Steven

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

human communication research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.002

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1468-2958

pISSN - 0360-3989

DOI - 10.1111/hcre.12100

Subject(s) - dysfunctional family , psychology , internalization , attractiveness , physical attractiveness , beauty , human physical appearance , social psychology , interpersonal attraction , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , attraction , medicine , aesthetics , philosophy , linguistics , receptor , psychoanalysis

Dysfunctional appearance beliefs have been identified as important risk factors in the development of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors among early adolescents. The current two‐wave study among 10–14‐year‐olds ( N = 1,597, M age = 11.25, SD = 1.05) aimed to delineate factors that contribute to the endorsement of such beliefs. Results showed that tweens discussed appearance‐related topics with their friends more often when they frequently watched tween television programs (all time 1). Both media exposure and peer conversations (time 1) were related to attributing benefits to attractiveness (time 1), which, in turn, predicted the internalization of appearance ideals (time 1). The internalization of appearance ideals positively predicted the endorsement of dysfunctional appearance beliefs 6 months later .

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