Modelling Peer Group Dieting Behaviour
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The aim of this paper is to understand how peers can influence adolescent girls’ dieting behaviour and their body image. Departing from imitation and social learning theories, we study whether adolescent girls tend to model their peer group dieting behaviours, thus influencing their body image construction. Our study was conducted through an enquiry applied to a cluster sample of 466 adolescent high school girls in Lisbon city public schools. Our main findings point to an association between girls’ and peers’ dieting behaviours, thus reinforcing the modelling hypothesis. Keywords—Modelling, Diet, Body image, Adolescent girls, Peer group.
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