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Four-class model of body dissatisfaction trajectories; higher scores indicate greater body dissatisfaction.
Note. Adjusted for overweight status, age, socioeconomic status, and race. Body dissatisfaction was measured with a 10-item scale assessing participants’ satisfaction with various body parts; higher scores indicate greater body dissatisfaction (range = 10 – 50). On average, participants were 14.8 years old at Time 1, 19.3 at Time 2, 25.2 at Time 3, and 31.0 at Time 4.
