University of Bergen, Norway.
J Health Psychol. 2001 Dec;6(6):613-27. doi: 10.1177/135910530100600601.
Much research interest has been devoted to reveal the psychosocial processes associated with the development of depressive symptoms during adolescence. One of the important factors that has been studied is body image. In a 5-year longitudinal investigation, we revealed and discussed the relationship between body image and depressed mood in a cohort of adolescents at ages 13, 15 and 18. Girls reported on average higher depressed mood levels and more negative body image than boys at all ages. However, the correlations between the variables were nearly as strong for boys as for girls. Structural equation modelling revealed that body image predicted change in depressed mood both for boys and girls, but at different ages. In contrast, we did not find any support for the existence of causal effects of depressed mood upon body image.
大量研究致力于揭示与青少年抑郁症状发展相关的社会心理过程。其中一个重要的研究因素是身体意象。在一项为期 5 年的纵向研究中，我们揭示并讨论了青少年在 13、15 和 18 岁时身体意象和抑郁情绪之间的关系。在所有年龄段，女孩报告的抑郁情绪水平平均高于男孩，对身体的看法也比男孩更消极。然而，这些变量之间的相关性在男孩和女孩中几乎一样强。结构方程模型显示，身体意象既可以预测男孩和女孩抑郁情绪的变化，也可以预测女孩抑郁情绪的变化，但年龄不同。相比之下，我们没有发现任何支持抑郁情绪对身体意象存在因果影响的证据。
