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A 4-Year Longitudinal Investigation of the Processes by Which Parents and Peers Influence the Development of Early Adolescent Girls' Bulimic Symptoms
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Blodgett Salafia, Elizabeth H.; Gondoli, Dawn M. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2011
Bulimic symptoms are fairly common among adolescent girls, and the dual pathway model outlines one possible etiological chain leading to bulimic symptoms. The present study seeks to longitudinally examine the pathways proposed by this model while focusing on the relative contribution of parents and peers (via direct encouragement or pressure to be…
Descriptors: Mothers, Eating Disorders, Early Adolescents, Depression (Psychology)
Complications in the Development of a Female Sexual Identity
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Magagna, Jeanne; Pepper Goldsmith, Tara – Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 2009
This paper describes the struggle to develop a female sexual identity and the importance of the roles of the father and mother in this struggle. The clinical illustration is taken from the psychotherapy of an anorectic adolescent.
Descriptors: Sexual Identity, Psychotherapy, Females, Fathers
Young Girls' Eating Attitudes and Body Image Dissatisfaction: Associations with Communication and Modeling
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Kichler, Jessica C.; Crowther, Janis H. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
The relationships among communication, modeling, body image dissatisfaction, and maladaptive eating attitudes and behaviors in preadolescent girls were investigated in a cross-sectional study of 69 girls in fourth through sixth grade and their mothers. Participants completed questionnaires assessing familial and peer influences, body image…
Descriptors: Females, Self Concept, Eating Disorders, Preadolescents