Perfectionism as a vulnerability following appearance-focussed social comparison: A multi-wave study with female adolescents

Etherson, Marianne E., Curran, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0003-2443-5079, Smith, Martin M., Sherry, Simon B. and Hill, Andrew P. (2022) Perfectionism as a vulnerability following appearance-focussed social comparison: A multi-wave study with female adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 186. ISSN 0191-8869

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Abstract

This study tests whether perfectionism is a vulnerability factor for distress among female adolescents in the context of appearance-focused social comparison and use of social media. We hypothesized that perfectionism predicts greater depressive symptoms and lower body appreciation following appearance-focused upward social comparisons. One-hundred and thirty-five female adolescents (Mage = 14.70 years, SD = 0.46) completed measures of rigid and self-critical perfectionism once, and depressive symptoms, body appreciation, and appearance-focused upward social comparison once a week for four weeks. Self-critical perfectionism positively predicted depressive symptoms and negatively predicted body appreciation. Self-critical perfectionism also interacted with appearance-focused upward social comparisons to predict greater depressive symptoms and lower body appreciation. No effects emerged for rigid perfectionism. Findings suggest self-critical perfectionism may be an important vulnerability factor for female adolescents following appearance-focused social comparison when using social media.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
Divisions:	Psychological and Behavioural Science
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2024 16:57
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2024 18:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/121139

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