Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Australian Psychologist, cilt.60, sa.5, ss.447-460, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
Objective: This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Body-Compassion Scale among Turkish adults, and to explore the relationships between social appearance anxiety, body compassion, and psychological well-being. Method: For this purpose, two studies were conducted with independent participant groups. In Study 1, the psychometric properties of the Body-compassion Scale (BCS) were examined. The participants of Study 1 consisted of 796 adults (Mage = 24.45, SD = 6.43,). In Study 2, the relationships between social appearance anxiety, body compassion, and psychological well-being were examined. For Study 2, data were collected from 376 (Mage = 21.35, SD = 2.66) adult participants. The psychometric properties of the BCS were examined with exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and reliability analysis. Results: The results of the analysis showed that the BCS had good fit indices and a high Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency coefficient. Study 2 showed that social appearance anxiety was negatively related to body compassion and psychological well-being, while body compassion was positively related to psychological well-being. The results of the analysis showed that body compassion may mediate the relationship between social appearance anxiety and psychological well-being. Conclusion: Body-compassion may buffer the negative impact of social appearance anxiety on psychological well-being.