The relationship between body dissatisfaction, socio-physical anxiety and socio-cultural attitudes about appearance to body self-concept among female students

Subject Areas : social psychology

somayeh nadiyan ghomsheh ¹ (azad ahvaz university)
saeed bakhtiar pour ² (شگاه علوم تحقیقات اهواز)

Received: 2017-04-09 Accepted : 2017-06-30 Published : 2017-06-22

Keywords: Keywords: Body dissatisfaction, Body self-concept, Socio-physical anxiety Socio-cultural attitudes about appearance,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was the relationship between body dissatisfaction, socio-physical anxiety and socio-cultural attitudes about appearance to self-concept among fourth year high school female students in district 3 of Ahvaz. To this end, a sample including 250 students were selected at cluster sampling method and tested by multidimensional body-self relation questionnaire, socio-physical anxiety questionnaire, socio-cultural attitudes test about body image, and self-concept scale. In this study, statistical methods of the Pearson correlation and multiple liner regression were used. The results showed that body dissatisfaction, socio-physical anxiety and socio-cultural attitudes about appearance were related significantly and negatively to body self-concept in female students. Also, body dissatisfaction, socio-physical anxiety and socio-cultural attitudes about appearance were significantly predictors of body self-concept. Keywords: Body dissatisfaction, Socio-physical anxiety Socio-cultural attitudes about appearance, Body self-concept. The aim of this study was the relationship between body dissatisfaction, socio-physical anxiety and socio-cultural attitudes about appearance to self-concept among fourth year high school female students in district 3 of Ahvaz. To this end, a sample including 250 students were selected at cluster sampling method and tested by multidimensional body-self relation questionnaire, socio-physical anxiety questionnaire, socio-cultural attitudes test about body image, and self-concept scale. In this study, statistical methods of the Pearson correlation and multiple liner regression were used. The results showed that body dissatisfaction, socio-physical anxiety and socio-cultural attitudes about appearance were related significantly and negatively to body self-concept in female students. Also, body dissatisfaction, socio-physical anxiety and socio-cultural attitudes about appearance were significantly predictors of body self-concept. Keywords: Body dissatisfaction, Socio-physical anxiety Socio-cultural attitudes about appearance, Body self-concept.