ArticleJournal of abnormal child psychology2015
Young Adolescents' Body Dysmorphic Symptoms: Associations with Same- and Cross-Sex Peer Teasing via Appearance-based Rejection Sensitivity.
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- "Mirror, mirror, on the wall, without you, I will fall": investigation into body dysmorphic disorder from an attachment perspective.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Psychological Factors Influencing Appearance Anxiety Among Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Review
- Peer Relationships and Social Media Use in Adolescents with Body Dysmorphic Disorder.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025Article
- "If only he were blind": Shame, trauma, and dissociation among women with body dysmorphic disorder in physically intimate relationships.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Article
- The association between body dysmorphic symptoms and suicidality among adolescents and young adults: a genetically informative study.Psychological medicine · 2022Article
- The tween years: A systematic literature review for services for children aged 10-13 years.Heliyon · 2022Article
- Face-to-Face and Cyber-Victimization: A Longitudinal Study of Offline Appearance Anxiety and Online Appearance Preoccupation.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2021Article
- The Multidimensional Youth Body Dysmorphic Inventory: Development and Preliminary Validation.Child psychiatry and human development · 2019Article
- Body dysmorphic disorder and facial aesthetic treatments in dental practice.British dental journal · 2019Review
- Sociocultural Attitudes towards Appearance, Self-Esteem and Symptoms of Body-Dysmorphic Disorders among Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Appearance Teasing and Mental Health: Gender Differences and Mediation Effects of Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity and Dysmorphic Concerns.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Recent advances in understanding and managing body dysmorphic disorder.Evidence-based mental health · 2017Review
- Patient-identified events implicated in the development of body dysmorphic disorder.Body image · 2017Article
- Validation of Spanish Language Evaluation Instruments for Body Dysmorphic Disorder and the Dysmorphic Concern Construct.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
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Abstract
In this study of young adolescents' (N = 188, M age = 11.93, 54.8% females) body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) symptoms, we examined a theoretically-derived model to determine if symptoms could be explained by appearance-related teasing, general peer victimization, and social anxiety. BDD symptoms were assessed as distressing preoccupation with perceived appearance defects, social avoidance, and repeated grooming and appearance checking. Associations were expected to occur via the social-perceptual bias known as appearance-based rejection sensitivity (appearance-RS). The source of appearance teasing was also considered (same-sex vs. cross-sex peers), and age and gender moderation were assessed. As predicted, in a structural equation model, BDD symptoms were higher when adolescents self-reported more appearance teasing and higher social anxiety. Moreover, it was appearance teasing by cross-sex peers, rather than same-sex peers, that was uniquely associated with elevated BDD symptoms. These associations were partially mediated by appearance-RS. Notably, peer-reported general victimization was not associated with BDD symptoms. There was no evidence for gender moderation, but some age moderation was found, with stronger associations usually found among older compared to younger adolescents. The findings suggest that appearance-related social adversity, particularly cross-sex teasing, is linked with greater concerns about rejection due to appearance and, in turn, heightened BDD symptoms. This has important implications for understanding the development and treatment of BDD. Continued research to identify the social experiences and interpretative biases that contribute to BDD symptomology is needed.
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