Direct and Indirect Parental Influences on Body Image Dissatisfaction in Adult Offspring

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q3 PSYCHIATRY

Early Intervention in Psychiatry Pub Date : 2025-10-02 DOI:10.1111/eip.70093

Yasmine Athaide, Stephanie Miles, Eric J. Tan, Andrea Phillipou

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Abstract

Introduction

Body image dissatisfaction is a risk and maintenance factor for disordered eating. Parents may contribute to offspring body image dissatisfaction through weight-related criticism (direct influence), as well as expressed parental body image dissatisfaction and dieting (indirect influence). This study retrospectively investigated the contribution of parental influence towards adult offspring's body image dissatisfaction.

Methods

One hundred and fifty six participants from a general community sample completed a survey recording their experience of direct and indirect parental influence throughout adolescence, in addition to their current body image satisfaction.

Results

While controlling for peer and media influences, hierarchical linear regression determined that parental influence was a significant contributor to offspring body image dissatisfaction (p < 0.001), and this effect was driven by direct influence (p < 0.001). Indirect parental influence was non-significant (p = 0.899).

Conclusions

The observed strength of direct influence supports the need for parents to reinforce positive weight-related behaviours at home as a method of reducing and managing body image dissatisfaction levels in their offspring.

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父母对成年子女身体形象不满意的直接和间接影响

身体形象不满意是饮食失调的风险和维持因素。父母可能通过体重相关的批评（直接影响）以及表达父母身体形象不满和节食（间接影响）来促成后代身体形象不满。本研究回顾调查了父母对成年子女身体形象不满意的影响。方法来自普通社区样本的156名参与者完成了一项调查，记录了他们在整个青少年时期受到父母直接和间接影响的经历，以及他们目前对身体形象的满意度。结果在控制同伴和媒体影响的情况下，层次线性回归确定父母影响是后代身体形象不满意的重要因素（p < 0.001），这种影响是由直接影响驱动的（p < 0.001）。父母间接影响不显著（p = 0.899）。结论：观察到的直接影响强度支持父母需要在家中加强积极的体重相关行为，作为减少和管理后代身体形象不满程度的一种方法。

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Early Intervention in Psychiatry 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

4.80

自引率

5.00%

发文量

112

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Early Intervention in Psychiatry publishes original research articles and reviews dealing with the early recognition, diagnosis and treatment across the full range of mental and substance use disorders, as well as the underlying epidemiological, biological, psychological and social mechanisms that influence the onset and early course of these disorders. The journal provides comprehensive coverage of early intervention for the full range of psychiatric disorders and mental health problems, including schizophrenia and other psychoses, mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders and personality disorders. Papers in any of the following fields are considered: diagnostic issues, psychopathology, clinical epidemiology, biological mechanisms, treatments and other forms of intervention, clinical trials, health services and economic research and mental health policy. Special features are also published, including hypotheses, controversies and snapshots of innovative service models.