Parental Confirmation and Emerging Adult Children’s Body Image: Self-Concept and Social Competence as Mediators

Volume: 47, Issue: 3, Pages: 373 - 401
Published: Jun 21, 2018
Abstract
Through a lens of confirmation theory, this study examined how parental confirmation acceptance and challenge was related to emerging adults’ body image, and how these associations were mediated by social competence and self-concept. This study also examined whether the hypothesized links differed by parental and child sex. Male and female college students ( N = 447) completed an online questionnaire. A multiple-group analysis generally...
Paper Details
Title
Parental Confirmation and Emerging Adult Children’s Body Image: Self-Concept and Social Competence as Mediators
Published Date
Jun 21, 2018
Volume
47
Issue
3
Pages
373 - 401
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