Table 2.

Predictors of body dissatisfaction trajectories.

	Pairwise Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Predictor	(Class 2 vs Class 1)	(Class 4 vs Class 1)	(Class 4 vs Class 3)
Depressive symptoms	1.076 (0.948–1.223)	1.261 (1.18–1.346)	1.071 (0.949–1.209)
Self-esteem	1.121 (0.944–1.331)	0.752 (0.702–0.804)	0.954 (0.86–1.059)
Parent dieting	1.356 (0.875–2.101)	1.217 (0.985–1.505)	1.062 (0.707–1.596)
Parent communication/caring	0.917 (0.805–1.044)	0.874 (0.818–0.934)	0.979 (0.868–1.104)
Peer dieting	1.691 (1.155–2.474)	1.39 (1.12–1.724)	1.295 (0.877–1.912)
Peer dieting (“don’t know”)	0.369 (0.065–2.105)	2.020 (1.085–3.760)	1.157 (0.327–4.094)
Weight teasing	0.924 (0.626–1.365)	1.3 (1.086–1.556)	1.088 (0.802–1.474)

Note. Adjusted for age, gender, socioeconomic status, race, and overweight status at Time 1. Significant odds ratios are bolded. We compared predictors of trajectories of individuals who started out with similar levels of body dissatisfaction but subsequently followed different trajectories (Class 2 vs. Class 1; Class 4 vs. Class 3), as well as the most and least problematic trajectories (Class 4 vs. Class 1). Predictors were assessed at baseline. Class 1 = consistently low, slightly increasing body dissatisfaction; class 2 = low, but increasing, then decreasing body dissatisfaction; class 3 = high, but decreasing, then increasing body dissatisfaction; class 4 = consistently high, slightly decreasing body dissatisfaction.