Going beyond appearance: Embodiment throughout adolescence and its associations with identity functioning and eating behaviors.

The complex relationship between body (dis)satisfaction, identity, and disordered eating in adolescence has been highlighted in previous studies. However, longitudinal research on this interplay using a holistic approach in assessing embodiment is lacking. The current study used three-wave longitudi...

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Publicado en:Body Image Vol. 53
Autores principales: Vankerckhoven, Lore, Claes, Laurence, Piran, Niva, Raemen, Leni, Vanderhaegen, Janne, Luyckx, Koen
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Jun2025
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          Vankerckhoven, Lore
          Claes, Laurence
          Piran, Niva
          Raemen, Leni
          Vanderhaegen, Janne
          Luyckx, Koen
        affil: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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          Personal Appearance In Adolescence
          Body Dissatisfaction In Adolescence
          Social Identity In Adolescence
          Psychosocial Functioning In Adolescence
          Disordered Eating Behavior Symptoms
          Self Concept In Adolescence
          Human
          Correlational Studies
          Eating Behavior
          Prospective Studies
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          Female
          Adolescence
          Young Adult
          Structural Equation Modeling
          Disordered Eating Behavior Prevention and Control
          Adolescent Behavior
          Adolescent Health
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
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      ab: The complex relationship between body (dis)satisfaction, identity, and disordered eating in adolescence has been highlighted in previous studies. However, longitudinal research on this interplay using a holistic approach in assessing embodiment is lacking. The current study used three-wave longitudinal data (T1: N = 923; 59.6 % female; M age = 16.19, SD = 1.31, range = 13–21 years) to examine the development of embodiment during adolescence and to explore its (temporal) associations with identity, eating disorder symptoms, and eating competence. First, cross-lagged analyses revealed that embodiment positively predicted identity synthesis and eating competence skills over time, whereas it negatively predicted identity confusion and eating disorder symptoms over time, with some associations being bidirectional. Second, latent growth curve modeling indicated that embodiment showed increases throughout adolescence and emerging adulthood. Relatedly, interindividual differences in development were demonstrated, with latent class growth analysis pointing to four embodiment trajectory classes (high, moderate, low, and problematic embodiment). Finally, multigroup latent growth curve modeling suggested that the embodiment trajectory classes differed meaningfully on identity functioning, eating disorder symptoms, and eating competence skills. Overall, this study suggests the importance of embodiment for both research and clinical practice. • Embodiment positively predicted identity synthesis and eating competence over time. • Embodiment showed increases throughout adolescence and emerging adulthood. • Four embodiment trajectory classes emerged pointing to interindividual differences. • Embodiment classes differed meaningfully on identity and eating behaviors. • This study suggests the importance of embodiment for research and clinical practice.
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