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Global Self-Esteem, Appearance Satisfaction, and Self-Reported Dieting in Early Adolescence

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ebarker{at}waisman.wisc.edu.

	Abstract

Global self-esteem, appearance satisfaction, and self-reported dieting are interrelated. This study examines the temporal ordering of global self-esteem and appearance satisfaction across the early adolescence transition, from age 10 to age 14, as well as the independent associations of self-esteem and appearance satisfaction on self-reported dieting at age 14. Participants were 130 firstborn European American adolescents (40% girls). Adolescents who were less satisfied with their appearance at age 10 reported declines in self-esteem from age 10 to age 14. Adolescents with lower global self-esteem at age 10 did not decline in appearance satisfaction. Girls, adolescents with higher body mass index scores at age 10, and adolescents who were less satisfied with their appearance at age 14 all reported more frequent dieting at age 14. Implications for etiological and intervention models of eating problems in adolescence are considered.

First published on March 6, 2009
The Journal of Early Adolescence 2009, doi:10.1177/0272431609332936


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