Project

The beauty ideal within Self-Determination Theory: the what and why of body dissatisfaction.

Code
3F010209
Duration
01 October 2009 → 24 September 2013
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Developmental psychology and ageing
    • Social psychology
Keywords
body dissafistaction self-determination theory developmental and clinical psychology
 
Project description

From the sociocultural model it is known that adoption of the beauty ideal makes girls vulnerable for Sociocultural pressure. Starting from selfdeterminationtheory we'll investigate whether the adverse effects are mainly due to pressure, the goal of attractiveness or both in a cross-sectional, longitudinal, and experimental study with youngsters aged 12 to 16 years.