Friends' influence on Adolescents' loss of control eating: The moderating role of self-esteem, fear of negative evaluation, and body dissatisfaction.

ABSTRACT: Friends' influence may importantly contribute to the development of adolescent disordered eating behaviors. However, little is known about the influence of friends on loss of control eating. This study investigated whether friend-reported loss of control eating was associated with changes in adolescents' own loss of control eating 1 year later and tested whether adolescents with lower self-esteem, higher fear of negative evaluation, and higher body dissatisfaction were more susceptible to friends' influence. Sex differences in these associations were also examined. Participants were 612 adolescents (50.0% female; M_{T1 Age} = 13.50 years, SD_{T1 Age} = 1.01) who were recruited from a school in the Netherlands with predominantly native Dutch students and participated in an o

SUBMITTER: Beckers D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773444 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature