Self-rated physical attractiveness and its relation to psychological well-being across adolescence

The goal of the current analyses was to explore associations self-rated physical attractiveness with facets psychological well-being across adolescence. Participants provided information on their perceived attractiveness, internalized distress, suicidal ideation, and self-harm at 15, 17 20 years age. Male adolescents repeatedly higher ratings own in comparison female peers. Self-perceived negatively associated distress 15- 20-year-old girls. In boys this association reached statistical significance only ages years. Statistically significant relations between resulted girls only. Findings suggest small but stable relationships 15 – particularly Results underline importance self-perceived relation mental health