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Appearance-Related Self-Esteem in Adolescent Peer Groups: A Social Network Approach
Description
Appearance-related self-esteem is a facet of body image that encompasses the evaluative components of an individual's self-concept that pertains to their own physical appearance. Knowledge regarding how appearance-related self-esteem functions in adolescent social groups is scant in the literature and there is limited research using linear methods suggesting that adolescents can influence the appearance-related self-esteem of their peers. Given the negative consequences of negative feelings about one's appearance later in life, I examined how appearance-related self-esteem develops and relates to adolescent social processes during the transition to middle school. This dissertation investigated how appearance-related self-esteem related to the social processes of selection, similarity, and influence. I further explored the effect of gender on social processes and appearance-related self-esteem. Appearance-related self-esteem was not related to social processes of selection, similarity, or influence. Gender similarity was present in the network, such that adolescents were more likely to select same-gender peers than other-gender peers. Additionally, an effect of gender on appearance-related self-esteem was present, such that boys' appearance-related self-esteem increased over time more than girls'. Findings from the current dissertation provide foundational first steps in identifying the ways that peers impact appearance-related self-esteem during adolescence and provide insights toward understanding how different gender pathways around appearance-related self-esteem may develop over time.
Date Created
2024
Contributors
- Hoffer, Aubrey Linn (Author)
- DeLay, Dawn (Thesis advisor)
- Martin, Carol (Committee member)
- Hanish, Laura (Committee member)
- Markey, Charlotte (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Extent
138 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.193466
Level of coding
minimal
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Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2024
Field of study: Family and Human Development
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- 2024-05-02 01:42:01
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