The mother of all dissatisfaction: Consequences of mother-daughter relationships on body dissatisfaction

The following investigation further extrapolated how the mother-daughter dyad informs the internalization or deconstruction of sociocultural beliefs and attitudes crucial for body dissatisfaction maintenance. This mixed methods study utilized two separate samples of women during respective quantitative and qualitative phases. During the quantitative phase, college aged women participants completed measures related to body image, body dissatisfaction, and mother-daughter closeness. Moderation analyses revealed only sociocultural beliefs were predictive of body esteem, indicating that the mother-daughter relationship may lose its critical influence on body image in emerging adulthood. Qualitative phase participants included college aged women and their mothers; dyads discussed the contents of two vignettes highlighting relevant topics concerning body dissatisfaction. Themes discovered using Reflexive Thematic Analysis included Health as the Only Thing That Matters, Coping is Necessary, Normative Discontent is a Normal Thing, and the Relationship between Body esteem and Satisfaction. Implications for theory and real-world applications are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychological Science

Grantor

Texas Woman's University

Year dc:date.issued

2025

Author dc:creator

• Dali, Savannah Marie

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Rosen, Lisa

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Rivers, Alannah
• Hart, Christian

• Body dissatisfaction
• Mother-daughter relationships
• Body image
• Emerging adulthood
• Mixed-methods

Language dc:language.iso

English

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/11274/17105

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:twu-ir.tdl.org:11274/17105