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Comparison of Social Anxiety, Positive and Negative Perfectionism, and Quality of Life between Girls with Body Dissatisfaction and Normal Girls
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
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Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen Branch, Rudehen, Iran
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School of Psychology, West Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
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Shahid Mofateh Public Boys’ Technical High School, Absard, Iran
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Narges High School, Second Year of High School-Science, Damavand, Iran
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School of Computer Software, Islamic Azad University of Pardis, Pardis, Iran
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School of Computer Engineering, Islamic Azad University of Damavand Branch, Damavand, Iran
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Department of Business Management, Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Farhangian University, Sherafat Branch, Tehran, Iran
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School of Computer, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen Branch, Rudehen, Iran
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Tajrobawe High School, Parwan, Afghanistan
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School of English Language Translation, Islamic Azad University of Damavand Branch, Damavand, Iran
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Dr. Shariati Technical and Vocational College, National University of Skills, Tehran, Iran
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School of Science in Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ayatollah Amolie Branch, Amol, Iran
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Empirical Science, Imam Khomeini State Model Boys’ High School, Damavand, Iran
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School of Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
1 Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen Branch, Rudehen, Iran
3 School of Psychology, West Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
4 Shahid Mofateh Public Boys’ Technical High School, Absard, Iran
5 Narges High School, Second Year of High School-Science, Damavand, Iran
6 School of Computer Software, Islamic Azad University of Pardis, Pardis, Iran
7 School of Computer Engineering, Islamic Azad University of Damavand Branch, Damavand, Iran
8 Department of Business Management, Azad University, Tehran, Iran
9 Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Farhangian University, Sherafat Branch, Tehran, Iran
10 School of Computer, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen Branch, Rudehen, Iran
11 Tajrobawe High School, Parwan, Afghanistan
12 School of English Language Translation, Islamic Azad University of Damavand Branch, Damavand, Iran
13 Dr. Shariati Technical and Vocational College, National University of Skills, Tehran, Iran
14 School of Science in Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ayatollah Amolie Branch, Amol, Iran
15 Empirical Science, Imam Khomeini State Model Boys’ High School, Damavand, Iran
16 School of Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
The purpose of this study was to compare social anxiety, positive and negative perfectionism, and quality of life between girls with body dissatisfaction and those without. This research followed a causal-comparative design. The statistical population included all girls aged 17 - 35 years who visited beauty clinics in District 6 of Tehran, as well as girls from the general population in the same district. A convenience sampling method was employed, resulting in a total sample of 120 participants (60 girls with body dissatisfaction and 60 without). Participants completed the Social Physique Anxiety Scale ( Hart et al., 1989 ), the Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale ( Terry-Short et al., 1995 ), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (1996). Given the assumptions of parametric tests, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used for data analysis. The results were as follows: social anxiety (F = 2.9, p = 0.9), positive perfectionism (F = 14.9, p = 0.022), negative perfectionism (F = 4.8, p = 0.03), and quality of life (F = 11.7, p = 0.01).The findings revealed significant differences between the two groups in terms of positive perfectionism, negative perfectionism, and quality of life, with p -values below the 0.05 threshold. However, no significant difference was observed in social anxiety scores.
KeywordsBody DissatisfactionSocial AnxietyPerfectionismQuality of LifeCausal-Comparative Study
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