Body image, social comparison, and eating disturbance: A covariance structure modeling investigation

To evaluate the role of appearance-based social comparison processes as a possible mediational link between developmental factors (negative social feedback, i.e., teasing about appearance; biological status, i.e., early physical maturation) and levels of body dissatisfaction, eating disturbance, and global psychological functioning.In this study of 173 female undergraduates, covariance structure modeling (CSM) was used to examine direct and...