Mediating Role of Self-Esteem between Adolescent Girls' Attachment Security and Body Dissatisfaction.

The current study proposed self-esteem as a mediator in the relationship between insecure attachment and disordered eating and body dissatisfaction among adolescent girls. Participants completed demographic, attachment style, self-esteem, disordered eating, and body dissatisfaction questionnaires. Results were significant for body dissatisfaction, but not disordered eating.