Author/Authors :
Borjali Ahmad نويسنده Allameh Tabatabaee University, Tehran, Iran , Sohrabi Faramarz نويسنده Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran , Farrokhi Noor Ali نويسنده Associate Professor, Department of Psychology Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran. , Arji Mona نويسنده PhD Student in Psychology, Department of Psychology,
Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, IR Iran
Abstract :
Background The prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) has
been reported to increase in recent decades. Therefore, scientific
studies should be performed to specify psychological variables, which
may contribute to the etiology of this disorder. In this study, we
examined the role of body image and perfectionism in predicting BDD
symptoms among students. Objective The aim of this survey was to
investigate the role of body image and perfectionism in the prediction
of BDD symptoms. Methods This cross sectional study was performed in
2016 on a sample, including 351 students of Hamadan University of
Medical Sciences, who were selected based on the Morgan formula and
multistage cluster random sampling. The participants completed the
Yale-Brown obsessive compulsive scale modified for BDD (BDD-YBOCS),
multidimensional body-self relations questionnaire (MBSRQ), and
Besharat’s Tehran multidimensional perfectionism scale (TMPS). The
collected data were analyzed by Pearson’s correlation test and stepwise
regression analysis. Results and Conclusions The results of stepwise
regression analysis showed that perfectionism and body image could
significantly predict BDD symptoms (P < 0.001). Therefore, these
variables can be important in the promotion of students’ health.
