Body image concern among Australian adolescent girls: The role of body comparisons with models and peers.

Highlights: [•] We examined body comparisons as mediators of thinness norms and body concern. [•] We examined this multiple mediational model with Australian adolescent girls. [•] Body image concern was correlated with both thinness norms and body comparisons. [•] Body comparisons with peers and models mediated the norm–body concern relationship. [•] Body comparison with peers was a stronger mediator than comparison with models. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]