Self-esteem and peer-perceived social status in early adolescence and prediction of eating pathology in young adulthood.
Frédérique R E SminkDaphne van HoekenJan Kornelis DijkstraMathijs DeenAlbertine J OldehinkelHans W HoekPublished in: The International journal of eating disorders (2018)
Both self-perceptions and peer status in early adolescence are significant predictors of eating pathology in young adults. Specific measures of self-esteem and peer-perceived status may be more relevant to the prediction of eating pathology than a global measure of self-esteem.