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Body image satisfaction: The role of parental acceptance-rejection and psychological adjustment

The aim of this research was to examine the relationship between body image satisfaction, perceived parental acceptance-rejection and psychological adjustment among young adults. The sample consisted of 344 graduate students (59.3% female) from the University of Zagreb, aged between 21 and 33 years (M=23.62, SD=2.095). Students completed Body-esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA), Personality Assessment Questionnaire (PAQ), and mother and father version of Parental Acceptance- Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ). Results showed significant gender differences in perceived paternal and maternal rejection and appearance satisfaction, but no significant differences in weight satisfaction, attributions, and psychological adjustment. Paternal rejection was negatively correlated with appearance satisfaction and weight satisfaction among both males and females. Maternal rejection was negatively correlated with both appearance satisfaction and weight satisfaction among females and attributions among males. Psychological adjustment was negatively correlated with appearance satisfaction and weight satisfaction among both males and females, and with attributions among males. Results of hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that psychological adjustment was a significant predictor of appearance satisfaction and weight satisfaction among both males and females. Perceived maternal acceptance-rejection was a significant predictor of appearance satisfaction among females and attributions among males. The results of this research provide better understanding of gender differences among young adults, and the contribution of perceived parental acceptance-rejection, and psychological adjustment in comprehending the complex construct of body image satisfaction.

body image, parental acceptance-rejection, psychological adjustment, Croatia

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