Does self-esteem affect body dissatisfaction levels in female adolescents?

A group of 397 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years were enrolled in the study. The Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) was applied to assess body dissatisfaction. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was used to assess self-esteem. Weight, height, and skinfold thickness were also measured. These anthropometric data were controlled in the statistical analyses.

Results:

The multiple regression model indicated influence of "positive self-esteem" (R²=0.16; p=0.001) and "negative self-esteem" (R²=0.23; p=0.001) subscales on the BSQ scores. Univariate analysis of covariance demonstrated differences in BSQ scores (p=0.001) according to groups of self-esteem.

Conclusion:

It was concluded that self-esteem influenced body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls from Juiz de Fora, MG.

Body image; Body dissatisfaction; Self concept; Adolescents

Variable	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	SD
BSQ	34.0	192.0	70.9	36.9
RSES	12.0	30.0	24.9	4.1
BMI (kg/m²)	13.0	29.8	21.2	8.6
BF%	5.8	43.1	22.6	6.7
Age (years)	12.0	17.0	13.8	1.7

Variable	Block	B	R	R²	R2*	p-value
RSES-positive	1	0.30	0.40	0.16	0.15	≤0.001
RSES-negative	2	0.39	0.47	0.23	0.22	≤0.001

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[1] *Corresponding author. E-mail: leodesousafortes@hotmail.com (L.S. Fortes).

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Does self-esteem affect body dissatisfaction levels in female adolescents?☆ ☆ Study conducted at Faculdade de Educação Física e Desportos da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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Does self-esteem affect body dissatisfaction levels in female adolescents?^☆ ☆ Study conducted at Faculdade de Educação Física e Desportos da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.