Social appearance anxiety, body-compassion, and psychological well-being: psychometric properties of the Body-Compassion Scale among Turkish adults
Australian Psychologist, cilt.60, sa.5, ss.447-460, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00050067.2025.2502572
- Dergi Adı: Australian Psychologist
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Psycinfo, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.447-460
- Anahtar Kelimeler: body appreciation, body compassion, psychological well-being, Social appearance anxiety
- Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.