Body Dissatisfaction and Depressive Symptoms on the Threshold to Adolescence: Examining Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms and the Impact of Social Support

Autor/inn/en	Morken, Ida Sund; Røysamb, Espen; Nilsen, Wendy; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad
Titel	Body Dissatisfaction and Depressive Symptoms on the Threshold to Adolescence: Examining Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms and the Impact of Social Support
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 39 (2019) 6, S.814-838 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431618791280
Schlagwörter	Human Body; Self Concept; Peer Relationship; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Adolescents; Gender Differences; Stress Variables; Prevention; Foreign Countries; Health Promotion; Developmental Stages; Adolescent Development; Self Concept Measures; Parent Child Relationship; Social Support Groups; Norway; Self Perception Profile for Adolescents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Menschlicher Körper; Selbstkonzept; Peer-Beziehungen; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Geschlechterkonflikt; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Ausland; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Norwegen
Abstract	The current study focused on the relationship between body dissatisfaction and depressive symptoms on the threshold of adolescence. We aimed to investigate the role of body dissatisfaction in gender differences in depressive symptoms, as well as the impact of social support from peers and parents. Mediation and moderation analyses were based on self-reports from a Norwegian population-based sample (the Tracking Opportunities and Problems Study) of 12- to 13-year-olds (N = 547). Body dissatisfaction explained over 20% of the variance in depressive symptoms. The findings indicate that body dissatisfaction mediates gender differences in depressive symptoms, and that peer support moderates the positive association between body dissatisfaction and depressive symptoms. This is in line with Stress Exposure and Stress-Buffering models. The findings indicate that to prevent depressive symptoms in the transition into adolescence, focus should be on promoting body satisfaction, especially in girls, as well as promoting peer support for adolescents already struggling with body dissatisfaction. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01