TY - JOUR
T1 - Family Communication and Body Dissatisfaction among Young Adult Females
T2 - Mediating Effects of Social Competence
AU - Taniguchi, Emiko
AU - Thompson, Charee M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015/10/2
Y1 - 2015/10/2
N2 - Although the link between family-of-origin environments and body dissatisfaction among daughters is well-documented, the mechanisms through which family factors influence daughters’ body image concerns have been relatively unexplored. To address this gap, we examine the association between parental communication and young adult females’ body dissatisfaction as mediated by social competence. Female college students (N = 375; M age = 20.19) participated in an online survey which asked them to assess their perception of their mothers’ and fathers’ family communication patterns (FCPs). The hypothesized model was partially supported. Mothers’ conversation orientation was positively associated with females’ social competence, which, in turn, was negatively related to their body dissatisfaction. Results also revealed an interaction effect between mothers’ conversation and conformity orientations. Fathers’ conversation orientation was negatively and directly related to females’ body dissatisfaction. Implications of the findings are discussed.
AB - Although the link between family-of-origin environments and body dissatisfaction among daughters is well-documented, the mechanisms through which family factors influence daughters’ body image concerns have been relatively unexplored. To address this gap, we examine the association between parental communication and young adult females’ body dissatisfaction as mediated by social competence. Female college students (N = 375; M age = 20.19) participated in an online survey which asked them to assess their perception of their mothers’ and fathers’ family communication patterns (FCPs). The hypothesized model was partially supported. Mothers’ conversation orientation was positively associated with females’ social competence, which, in turn, was negatively related to their body dissatisfaction. Results also revealed an interaction effect between mothers’ conversation and conformity orientations. Fathers’ conversation orientation was negatively and directly related to females’ body dissatisfaction. Implications of the findings are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/15267431.2015.1076823
DO - 10.1080/15267431.2015.1076823
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84943140682
VL - 15
SP - 410
EP - 427
JO - Journal of Family Communication
JF - Journal of Family Communication
SN - 1526-7431
IS - 4
ER -