Body dissatisfaction predicts the onset of depression among adolescent females and males: a prospective study.
Anna BornioliHelena Lewis-SmithAmy SlaterIsabelle BrayPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2020)
This is the first prospective study to demonstrate that body dissatisfaction in adolescence predicts the occurrence of later depressive episodes in a cohort born in the early 1990s. The findings highlight that body dissatisfaction is a public health concern.