Adolescent girls who engage in frequent self-objectification often report a greater number of depressive symptoms. Although concurrent associations between self-objectification and depression are well-documented, it is less clear if objectification contributes to the course of symptoms. The current study examined: (a) whether body surveillance is prospectively related to depressive symptoms over a 1-month period in a sample of 150 low-income adolescent girls in the United States, and; (b) whether receiving certain types of weight-relevant information (i.e., learning one’s weight is much higher than estimated) moderates this association. Heightened body surveillance at baseline predicted greater symptom severity one month later, but the strength of this relationship depended on what type of weight information girls received. Among girls high in body surveillance, those who found out their actual weight was much higher than they estimated subsequently reported more severe depressive symptoms; those who learned their actual weight was consistent or lower than they estimated reported fewer depressive symptoms. For girls low in body surveillance, weight-relevant information was not significantly related to the subsequent severity of depressive symptoms. Findings highlight the potential utility of assessing and addressing heightened body surveillance in depression interventions for adolescent girls.

经常进行自我客观化的青春期女孩通常会报告更多的抑郁症状。尽管自我客观化和抑郁症之间的同时关联已得到充分证明，但客观化是否有助于症状的发展尚不清楚。目前的研究检查了：(a) 在美国 150 名低收入少女的样本中，身体监测是否与 1 个月内的抑郁症状具有前瞻性相关；以及；(b) 接收某些类型的与体重相关的信息（即，学习一个人的体重比估计的要高得多）是否会缓和这种关联。基线时加强身体监测预测一个月后症状更严重，但这种关系的强度取决于女孩收到的体重信息类型。在身体监测率高的女孩中，那些发现自己的实际体重远高于他们估计的女孩随后报告了更严重的抑郁症状；那些得知他们的实际体重与他们估计的一致或低于他们估计的人报告的抑郁症状较少。对于身体监测水平较低的女孩，体重相关信息与随后的抑郁症状严重程度没有显着相关性。研究结果强调了在青春期女孩的抑郁症干预中评估和解决加强身体监测的潜在效用。对于身体监测水平较低的女孩，体重相关信息与随后的抑郁症状严重程度没有显着相关性。研究结果强调了在青春期女孩的抑郁症干预中评估和解决加强身体监测的潜在效用。对于身体监测水平较低的女孩，体重相关信息与随后的抑郁症状严重程度没有显着相关性。研究结果强调了在青春期女孩的抑郁症干预中评估和解决加强身体监测的潜在效用。