Psychological correlates of body dissatisfaction in Swiss youth over a one-year study-period
Verena M. Mueller,
Felicitas Forrer,
Andrea H. Meyer
et al.
Abstract: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 im… Show more
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