APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Appearance-Based Self-Acceptance In Young Adults Is Shaped Strongly By Perceived Acceptance from Others, Modestly By Parental Rejection, and Is Largely Independent of Global Self-Esteem
- Nilüfer Gürel
Ozyegin University - Celia Sen
Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology - Lara Sen
Hisar High School - Jasmine Cagnato
Leiden University - Maeve McCarthy
Cornell University - Mia Yamamoto
The Good Student - Joseph Dorri
The Good Student / California Institute of Technology
Abstract
Among 708 college students, appearance-based self-acceptance (M = 53.6, SD = 26.1) was strongly associated with perceived acceptance by others (r = .67, p < .001) and modestly associated with parental rejection (r = .24, p < .001). Self-acceptance showed a negligible association with global self-esteem (r = .05).
