Tracking the elusive actual-ideal discrepancy model within latent subpopulations
Journal article
Morin, Alexandre, Scalas, L. Francesca and Marsh, Herbert W.. (2015). Tracking the elusive actual-ideal discrepancy model within latent subpopulations. Journal of Individual Differences. 36(2), pp. 65 - 72. https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000157
Authors | Morin, Alexandre, Scalas, L. Francesca and Marsh, Herbert W. |
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Abstract | This substantive-methodological synergy applies mixture modeling to verify whether the elusive, yet widely endorsed, actual-ideal discrepancy (AID) model might be verified in specific subgroups. Relations between Actual and Ideal Appearance, Physical Self-Concept (PSC), and Global Self-Esteem (GSE) were assessed with Mixture Structural Equation Models in a large sample of youth (N = 1,693). The results revealed three profiles, one of which (25.7%) supported the predicted negative effect of Ideal Appearance on PSC. The relations seem to be more complex than assumed, such that the effects of Actual Appearance on PSC/GSE increase as ideal standards increase, and that the negative effects of ideal standards on PSC are only apparent when these standards are lower. These results suggest the need for a revised AID model where ideals play a weighting role in the relations between Actual Appearance, PSC, and GSE. |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | Journal of Individual Differences |
Journal citation | 36 (2), pp. 65 - 72 |
ISSN | 0170-1789 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000157 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 65 - 72 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Publisher's version |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8qvwq/tracking-the-elusive-actual-ideal-discrepancy-model-within-latent-subpopulations
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