Peer influences on body dissatisfaction and dieting awareness in young girls

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“Putting on” Sexiness: A Content Analysis of the Presence of Sexualizing Characteristics in Girls’ Clothing (2011, background): “In addition, peer conversations, modeling, and teasing have been found to shape views about appearance, reinforce the thin ideal, and contribute to body dissatisfaction in girls aged nine and older (Clark and Tiggeman 2007; Dohnt and Tiggemann 2005 ).”
Appearance Culture in Nine- to 12-Year-Old Girls: Media and Peer Influences on Body Dissatisfaction. (2006, background): “In younger girls from reception to grade 2, Dohnt and Tiggemann (2005) reported that girls’ perception of their peers’ body dissatisfaction was the strongest predictor of their own level of body dissatisfaction.”
Who is The Fairest One of All? How Evolution Guides Peer and Media Influences on Female Body Dissatisfaction (2011, background): “Other studies have also found active peer effects to be among the strongest influences on body dissatisfaction in young girls (Dohnt & Tiggemann, 2005; Taylor et al., 1998).”