Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Esteem: A Moderated Mediation Model

Objective: The purpose of the present research was to investigate the mediating role of anxiety in the relationship between body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem; and to test whether gender moderated the proposed mediation model. Methods: The sample participated in the study consisted of 50 ad...

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Main Author: Maneli Shehni Karamzadeh
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Language:English
Published: University of Hormozgan 2024-09-01
Series:Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal
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Online Access:http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-912-en.pdf
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description Objective: The purpose of the present research was to investigate the mediating role of anxiety in the relationship between body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem; and to test whether gender moderated the proposed mediation model. Methods: The sample participated in the study consisted of 50 adult men and women (24% men and 76% women), age from 25 to 68, attending aesthetic procedures, from November 2023 till March 2024, in  one of the Ahvaz clinics.  Three self-report instruments were used in this study which consisted of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y) and, Littleton et al. (2005) Body Image Concern Inventory. Also, some information related to the characteristics of the respondents (gender and the level of education), were collected. Results: The results indicated that (a) body image dissatisfaction negatively associated with self-esteem, (b) state anxiety plays a mediating role between body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem, (c) state anxiety negatively predicted self-esteem, (d) body image dissatisfaction positively related to state anxiety, and (e) gender was a moderator; meaning that the path from body image dissatisfaction to self-esteem was stronger for females than for males. Conclusions: The findings have implications for improving self-esteem through body image and anxiety for men and women.
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spelling doaj-art-41a93114105645a5a4cf73cff05dbe3e2025-08-20T03:11:16ZengUniversity of HormozganIranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal2588-43952024-09-0163141162Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Esteem: A Moderated Mediation ModelManeli Shehni Karamzadeh0 General Physician (Specialized in Aesthetic), Private Practice in Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Objective: The purpose of the present research was to investigate the mediating role of anxiety in the relationship between body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem; and to test whether gender moderated the proposed mediation model. Methods: The sample participated in the study consisted of 50 adult men and women (24% men and 76% women), age from 25 to 68, attending aesthetic procedures, from November 2023 till March 2024, in  one of the Ahvaz clinics.  Three self-report instruments were used in this study which consisted of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y) and, Littleton et al. (2005) Body Image Concern Inventory. Also, some information related to the characteristics of the respondents (gender and the level of education), were collected. Results: The results indicated that (a) body image dissatisfaction negatively associated with self-esteem, (b) state anxiety plays a mediating role between body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem, (c) state anxiety negatively predicted self-esteem, (d) body image dissatisfaction positively related to state anxiety, and (e) gender was a moderator; meaning that the path from body image dissatisfaction to self-esteem was stronger for females than for males. Conclusions: The findings have implications for improving self-esteem through body image and anxiety for men and women.http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-912-en.pdfself-esteemstate anxietybody image dissatisfactiongendermoderated mediation
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Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Esteem: A Moderated Mediation Model
Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal
self-esteem
state anxiety
body image dissatisfaction
gender
moderated mediation
title Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Esteem: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_full Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Esteem: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_fullStr Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Esteem: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_full_unstemmed Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Esteem: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_short Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Esteem: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_sort body image dissatisfaction and self esteem a moderated mediation model
topic self-esteem
state anxiety
body image dissatisfaction
gender
moderated mediation
url http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-912-en.pdf
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