Emotion regulation and support from others: Buffering of body dysmorphic symptoms in adolescent and young adult men but not women

Gardner, Alex A.; Hawes, Tanya; Zimmer‐Gembeck, Melanie J.; Webb, Haley J.; Waters, Allison M.; Nesdale, Drew

doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.11.008

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“…The effect sizes for ERD were medium to large at T1 and small to medium at T2, whereas the effect sizes for ARS were medium at both waves. Results are consistent with previous research, thereby highlighting the relevance of ERD and ARS in the onset and maintenance of BD in adolescents and young adults (e.g., Sim and Zeman, 2005;Hansson et al, 2016;Gardner et al, 2021;Morin and Meilleur, 2023). Moreover, our findings add to previous research underlining that the tendency to hastily feel rejected by the own appearance (ARS) may heighten the vulnerability to develop and maintain BD in youth (e.g., Calogero et al, 2010;Schmidt and Martin, 2019).…”

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“…Moreover, Swedish students ( n = 1,265, 54.5% female, 13.5–19 years) with exceedingly high BD scores reported higher ERD ( Hansson et al, 2016 ). Also, a study conducted with Australian high school and university students ( n = 756, 60% female, 17.94 ± 1.98 years) found that increased levels of ERD were associated with higher reports of body dysmorphic symptoms ( Gardner et al, 2021 ). Sim and Zeman (2005) discovered ERD to be significant predictors of BD and disordered eating in US American adolescent females ( n = 235, mean age: 12.11 years), even after accounting for age and BMI.…”

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“…In a sample of British university students ( n = 106, 77.4% female, 21.54 ± 8.34 years) higher levels of ARS were further positively associated with more excessive BD (e.g., “how worried are you about the way that you look?”) and with acceptance of cosmetic surgery ( Calogero et al, 2010 ). Moreover, Australian high school and university students ( n = 756, 60% female, 17.94 ± 1.98 years) reported more body dysmorphic symptoms when they experienced more appearance-based rejection by their peers ( Gardner et al, 2021 ).…”

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“…and with acceptance of cosmetic surgery (Calogero et al, 2010). Moreover, Australian high school and university students (n = 756, 60% female, 17.94 ± 1.98 years) reported more body dysmorphic symptoms when they experienced more appearance-based rejection by their peers (Gardner et al, 2021).…”

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Psychological correlates of body dissatisfaction in Swiss youth over a one-year study-period

Mueller,

Forrer,

Meyer

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionIt is well known that young individuals often report pronounced negative perceptions and attitudes towards their own body or intense fear of being not muscular enough. There is much less data available, however, on the role of psychological mechanisms on these perceptions and attitudes, such as emotion regulation difficulties, correlates of alexithymia, and appearance-related rejection sensitivity.MethodsWe therefore set out to assess associations between these psychological mechanisms, and body image as well as muscle dysmorphic symptoms. Our sample was recruited as part of a larger-scale study aiming at assessing correlates of mental health (with a focus on eating disorder symptoms) in German speaking Switzerland. The first wave (T1), starting in April 2021, included 605 participants (80% female, 19.6 ± 2.5 years) who completed the online-questionnaire and were reassessed in a second wave (T2), one year later.ResultsResults indicated that at both waves, emotion regulation difficulties [DERS-SF] and appearance-based rejection sensitivity [ARS-D] were both positively cross-sectionally associated with body dissatisfaction [BSQ-8C] and muscle dysmorphic symptoms [MDDI] at the first assessment time-point and one year later at follow-up assessment. Moreover, alexithymia [TAS-20] was positively cross-sectionally associated with muscle dysmorphic symptoms at both waves. We further observed high absolute and relative level stabilities for all variables involved across the one-year study period.Discussion/ConclusionEven though the effects for some associations were rather small, our findings underline the relevance of such mechanisms in the development of body dissatisfaction and to a lesser extent of muscle dysmorphia symptoms over the period of one year. Additional research is necessary to replicate these findings in other youth samples.

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