Journal of Korean Home Management Association · 2005 · 10 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesPsychologySocial PsychologyAdolescent DevelopmentDevelopmental PsychologySocial-emotional DevelopmentAdolescent Emotional DevelopmentBody ImageBody Image DisturbancePeer InfluenceRelationship QualityResilience DevelopmentAttachment To PeersBody Image DevelopmentBody Image In AdolescenceBody Image ResilienceBody SatisfactionMultiple RegressionResilience In AdolescenceStepwise Regression
The purpose of this study was to explore the impacts of adolescents' body images, attachment to parents, attachment to peers, and resilience on life satisfaction. The participants were 1449 adolescents selected from six junior-high schools. T-tests and stepwise multiple regression were conducted for data analysis. Major findings of this study were as follows: 1) There were gender differences in body images, peer attachment, and life satisfaction. 2) Adolescents' body images and degree of resilience were significant predictors of life satisfaction. 3) Attachment to parents was a significant predictor of life satisfaction, but peer attachment was not significant.