The Impact of Body Image Preoccupation on College Adjustment
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Authors
Guarneri, Joseph A.
Oberleitner, David E.
Oberleitner, Lindsay M.S.
Beitel, Mark
Barry, Declan T.
Issue Date
2018-03-23
Type
Other
Language
en_US
Keywords
Body image , College adjustment , Psychology
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Abstract
The physical and psychological adjustment to college is a often a disorienting time for students. Upon entering college, students are met with a new set of societal, personal, and academic expectations that decide the degree to which they are able to adapt to their new lives (Tinto, 1993). Given the taxing mental demands associated with the college transition, as well as the increasing prevalence of mental illnesses among college students (Duarte, Ferreira, Trindade, & Pinto-Gouveia, 2015; Hunt & Eisenberg, 2010), extensive research has examined the many psychological components that can effect students’ college experiences. Yet, despite the extensive literatures centering around body image preoccupation and college students’ psychological health/adjustment to college, there have been no studies that assess body image alongside college adjustment. The present study aims to fill this gap in the literature by examining the association of body image preoccupation and students’ adjustment to college.
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Faculty Research Day 2018: Graduate Student Poster Honorable Mention