scholarly journals The study of the relationships between social appearance anxiety, self-esteem and loneliness level among university studentsÜniversite öğrencilerinin sosyal görünüş kaygıları ile benlik saygıları ve yalnızlık düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 3837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Kılıç ◽  
Özlem Karakuş
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Social Physique Anxiety ◽  
Luxury Brands ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety ◽  
And Gender

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between social physique anxiety, self-esteem and loneliness level between university students. Six hundred twenty nine female and seven hundred fifty six male university students from the Department of Economies and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Letters, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Communication, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Forestry and Tourism and Hotel Management Program of Vocational School in Karadeniz Technical University were participated in the study.The Personal Information Form, Social Physique Anxiety Scale. Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and UCLA Loneliness Scale were administered to participants. Data were analyzed by the program called SSPS 16.0. For analysis, techniques of descriptive statistics, arithmetic mean, mode, standard deviation and percentage were used. In addition, t-tests and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for independent groups were applied. Examining the source of the differences, Turkey’s lest was additionally conducted. Correlation and regression analysis measurements were performed to specify the relationships between dependent variables.The study revealed that social appearance anxiety is low between university students as the social physique anxiety scale offers. However, significant differences were detected in comparisons between social appearance anxiety levels and gender, family structure, places they spend most of the time, weight and height satisfaction, and wearing luxury brands variables. It was found that there are not significant differences between social appearance anxiety levels, and the monthly expenses and wearing luxury brands. It was also found that there are not significant differences between Rosenberg self-esteem scale results and gender, the places they spend most of the time and monthly expenses. However, there is a significant difference betweentheir loneliness level and gender, the places they spend most of the time and monthly expenses. When examined, there is a negative relationship between social appearance anxiety and self-esteem whilst there is a positive relationship between social appearance anxiety and loneliness. Additionally, there is a negative relationship between self-esteem and loneliness. ÖzetBu araştırmanın temel amacı, üniversite öğrencilerinin sosyal görünüş kaygıları ile benlik saygıları ve yalnızlık düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Tarama modelindeki bu araştırmaya 2013-2014 Eğitim Öğretim Yılında Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hukuk Fakültesi, Fen Fakültesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi Tıp Fakültesi, İlahiyat Fakültesi, İletişim Fakültesi, Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Eczacılık Fakültesi, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Orman Fakültesi ve Turizm Otelcilik Meslek Yüksek Okulu’ nda öğrenim gören toplam  1386 (629 kadın, 756 erkek) öğrenci katılmıştır.Araştırmada veri toplama araçları olarak; “Kişisel Bilgi Formu”,  “Sosyal Görünüş Kaygısı Ölçeği”, “Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği” ve “Ucla Yalnızlık Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SSPS 16.0 paket programından yararlanılmıştır.Verilerin analizinde betimsel istatistiklerden; yüzde, frekans,aritmetik ortalama ve standart sapma teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Ayrıca araştırmada bağımsız gruplar için t-Testi, bağımsız gruplar için tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA)ve farkın kaynağına bakmak amacıyla da Tukey testine başvurulmuştur. Bağımlı değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri belirlemek için korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri yapılmıştır.Araştırmada üniversite öğrencilerinin, sosyal görünüş kaygısı ölçeğinden elde ettikleri ortalamalar açısından sosyal görünüş kaygı düzeylerinin düşük olduğu bulunmuştur. Bunun yanında öğrencilerin sosyal görünüş kaygısı puanlarıyla; cinsiyet, aile yapısı, hayatının önemli bir kısmını geçirdiği yer, kilosundan memnun olma durumu, boyundan memnun olma durumu ve marka giyinme değişkenleri açısından yapılan karşılaştırmalarda ise anlamlı bir farklılık tespit edilmiştir. Sosyal görünüş kaygısı puanlarıyla; bireysel olarak aylık harcanan para ve marka giyinme değişkenine göre anlamlı bir farklılık göstermediği bulunmuştur. Rosenbergbenlik saygısı puanlarıyla; cinsiyet, hayatının önemli bir kısmını geçirdiği yer ve bireysel olarak aylık harcanan para değişkenine göre anlamlı bir farklılık göstermediği bulunmuştur. Yalnızlık puanlarıyla; cinsiyet, hayatının önemli bir kısmını geçirdiği yer ve bireysel olarak aylık harcanan para değişkenine göre anlamlı bir farklılık tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca bağımlı değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiye bakıldığında, sosyal görünüş kaygısı ile benlik saygısı arasında negatif yönde anlamlı ilişki olduğu, sosyal görünüş ile yalnızlık arasında da pozitif anlamlı ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bunun yanında benlik algısı ile yalnızlık arasında da negatif yönde anlamlı ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir.

scholarly journals Investigation of Social Appearance Anxiety in University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1694-1698
Author(s):  
Semra Cetin ◽  
Cuma Ece
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
University Students ◽  
Art Education ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Weight Category ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
The Social ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety

The aim of this study is to investigate Social Appearance Anxiety in university students according to gender, type of faculty, grade level, body weight and height. The present study was conducted on students of Sakarya University who were between the ages of 17 and 25. 247 of the participants were female and 256 were male. The social appearance anxiety scale filled in by 503 students was evaluated. T-test, one-way analysis of variance and LSD tests were used in statistical operations. In this study, the Social appearance anxiety scale score was found to be slightly lower in women than in men in the comparison made by gender. This difference did not show a statistically significant difference according to gender (p>0.05). The social appearance anxiety score differs statistically significantly according to the type of education and training faculties (p<0.001). Social appearance anxiety changes significantly according to education level (p<0.001). It was found that the students who were satisfied with their body weight and height had lower social appearance anxiety than the students who were not satisfied. Social appearance anxiety varies according to height and body weight category (p<0.001). In conclusion, social appearance anxiety was found to be similar according to gender in this study. It differed according to the field of study of the students. The social appearance anxiety levels of the students receiving sports education are the lowest. Anxiety levels of students who receive art education are higher than those who receive sports education. The social appearance anxiety of the students who did not receive sports and art education is the highest. In order to reduce social appearance anxiety, students should be supported in sports and art education and practice. Keywords: University student, Social Appearance Anxiety, Sports, Education, Age and Height

scholarly journals Determining the correlation between nursing students' social appearance anxiety and their wellness

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 921-934
Author(s):  
Şerife Zehra Altunkürek ◽  
Cansu Yaşar
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Statistical Difference ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
English Summary ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety

Aim: To determine nursing students’ social appearance anxiety on wellness. Method: This research was conducted at Health Sciences University Gülhane Nursing Faculty, between 10 December and 1 January 2020, with voluntary participation of 319 students in total. The data collection form included sociodemographic information form, Social Appearance Anxiety Scale and Wellness Star Scale. The data collected by researchers was assessed with SPSS 18.0 software package using descriptive analyses, nonparametric tests (due to non-normal dispersion of data) and Pearson correlation test. Results: 93,7 of nursing students are in 18-22 age group, 86,8% of them are female and 42,3% of them are in the 2nd year at university. In statistical assessments, statistical difference was found between genders and economic conditions of students and their social appearance anxiety scale (SAAC) scores. It was found that the difference between students’ working status and their wellness star scale (WBSC) scores is statistically significant. According to the correlation analysis conducted between the two scales, a low-level negative relationship was found and it was found that there is statistical difference (p=0, 000, r=-392). In addition, it was determined that students’ wellness decreases as their social appearance anxiety levels increase. Conclusion: It was concluded that nursing students’ wellness decreases as their social appearance anxiety levels increase. In addition, it was identified that males have more social appearance anxiety. It was determined that wellness levels of working students are higher than those who are not working. ​Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.   Özet   Amaç: Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin, sosyal görünüş kaygılarının iyilik hali ile ilişkisinin   belirlenmesidir. Yöntem: Bu araştırma, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi , 10 Aralık 2019-01 Ocak 2020 tarihleri arasında, toplam 319 hemşirelik öğrencisinin gönüllü katılımı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri toplanma formunda; sosyodemografik bilgi formu, Sosyal görünüş Kaygısı Ölçeği ve İyilik Hali Yıldızı Ölçeği yer almıştır. Araştırmacılar tarafından toplanan veriler, SPSS 18.0 paket programı ile tanımlayıcı analizler, (verilerin normal dağılmamasından dolayı) nonparametrik testler ve pearson korelasyon testi kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin %93,7’si 18-22 yaş grubunda, %86,8’i kadın, %42,3’ü üniversite 2. Sınıfta okumaktadır. Yapılan istatistiksel değerlendirmelerde, öğrencilerin cinsiyetleri ve ekonomik durumları ile sosyal görünüş kaygısı ölçeği (SGKÖ) puanları arasında, istatistiksel fark saptanmıştır. Öğrencilerin çalışma durumları ile iyilik hali yıldızı ölçeği (İHYÖ) puanları arasındaki farkın istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu bulunmuştur. İki ölçek arasında yapılan korelasyon analizine göre negatif yönde ve düşük düzeyde ilişki saptanmıştır ve istatistiksel fark olduğu bulunmuştur (p=0,000, r=-392). Ayrıca öğrencilerin sosyal görünüş kaygı düzeyleri arttıkça iyilik halleri azaldığı belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin, sosyal görünüş kaygısı artıkça, iyilik hallerinin azaldığı, sonucu bulunmuştur. Ayrıca erkeklerin daha fazla sosyal görünüş kaygısı yaşadıkları saptanmıştır. Çalışanların iyilik hali düzeylerinin, çalışmayanlara oranla yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir.

scholarly journals The Relationships Between Internet Addiction, Social Appearance Anxiety and Coping with Stress

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Umay Bilge Baltacı ◽  
Melike Yılmaz ◽  
Zeliha Traş
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety

The purpose of this study is to examine internet addiction in terms of social appearance anxiety and strategies for coping with stress. The dependent variable of the research is internet addiction, and its independent variables are social appearance anxiety and strategies for coping with stress. The study group of the research consists of 481 undergraduate and postgraduate students as 318 women (66.1%) and 163 men (33.9%). In order to collect data in the study, Short Version of Young&rsquo;s Internet Addiction Test, The Social Appearance Anxiety Scale, The Stress Coping Strategy Scale, and Personal Information Form were used. Descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. A positive relationship was found between internet addiction and social appearance anxiety of university students. While there is a positive relationship between submissive approach and helpless approach, which are the subscale of coping strategies, and internet addiction of university students, there is a negative relationship between self-confident approach and optimistic approach. The results of the research revealed that the submissive approach and self-confident approach, which are the subscale in for coping with stress, social appearance anxiety are predictive of internet addiction.

scholarly journals Persian Version of Social Appearance Anxiety Scale: A Psychometric Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mana Goodarzi ◽  
Mohammad Noori ◽  
Maryam Aslzakerlighvan ◽  
Imaneh Abasi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Social Physique Anxiety ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Fit Index

Background: Social appearance anxiety refers to the fear of negative evaluation and judgment about appearance in social situations. Previous scales have focused more on body dysmorphic, and a tool that can measure this anxiety in social situations has not been previously introduced. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS) in the student community. Methods: This psychometric study was conducted on a sample of 415 Iranian students in 2020 using the convenience sampling method. The participants completed the Social Physique Anxiety Scale, Body Dysmorphic Scale, and Body Shape Scale. Cronbach’s alpha, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and convergent validity were used to examine internal consistency. The data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 24) and AMOS software (version 21). Results: Cronbach’s alpha for total score was 0.95. The relationship between the SAAS and Body Dysmorphic Scale (r = 0.73; P < 0.01), Body Shape Scale (r = 0.46; P < 0.01), and Social Physique Anxiety Scale (r = 0.79; P < 0.01) showed good convergent validity. The EFA extracted one factor that explained 0.60 of the total variance. After testing the one-factor model in CFA, the analysis showed good fitness indexes (comparative fit index = 0.95; goodness of fit index = 0.91). The item-total correlation of the Iranian SAAS was within a range of 0.51 - 0.84. Conclusions: The present scale has a high internal consistency and reliability and can be used for research and evaluation objectives in clinical settings in Iranian society.

scholarly journals AB1324-HPR INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL APPEARANCE ANXIETY AND DISEASE DURATION, SELF-ESTEEM, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN RHEUMATOLOGICAL DISEASES-PRELIMINARY STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1951.3-1951
Author(s):  
S. Y. Cetin ◽  
A. Ayan ◽  
A. Buyuk ◽  
T. Can Akman
Keyword(s):  
Disease Duration ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Scleroderma Patient ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Rheumatological Diseases

Background:Appearance anxiety means discomfort in social interactions due to changes in appearance. Also this anxiety; it is the fear of being evaluated negatively and worry about the changes in appearance, and it is not only apparent. Body image is the emotions, thoughts and perceptions of the individual about his or her own body and directly affects self-esteem. The Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS) was developed to assess social appearance anxiety, and this scale was found to be a valid and reliable scale in scleroderma (SSc) patients. It was also thought to be related to the severity of the disease. The literature shows that appearance concerns are strongly related to depression in patients with rheumatic disease and should be evaluated routinely.Objectives:The first aim of the study is to determine the level of social appearance anxiety in rheumatology patients, and our last goal is to investigation of the relationship between social appearance anxiety and disease duration, self-esteem, depression and anxiety.Methods:129 rheumatology patients with a mean age of 42.96 ± 11.33 years (51 men, 78 women) were included in the study. 55% of patients were ankylosing spondylitis (AS), 15.5% of patients were sjögren syndrome (SS), 11.6% of patients were rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 7.8% of patients were fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), 6.2% of patients were SSc, 2.3% of patients were Behçet’s disease (BD) and 1.6% were diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS) was used to evaluate patients’ social appearance anxiety, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) was used to evaluate self-esteem, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to evaluate depression and anxiety.Results:The disease duration was found to be 6.82 ± 5.22 years. The SAAS average was found to be 43.23 ± 20.53 points. It was found that the SAAS values of patients with PsA and SSc were higher than patients with AS, RA, FMS, SS, BD. A moderate positive correlation was found between SAAS and disease duration, depression and anxiety (p: 0.048, r: 0.545; p: 0.007, r: 0.638; p: 0.014, r: 0.749, respectively).Conclusion:As a result of the study, it was observed that rheumatology patients had moderate and high level social appearance anxiety. We thought that they have a higher level of social appearance anxiety because of skin involvement in patients with with PsA and SSc. In addition, as a result of the study, we found that as the social appearance anxiety increased, disease duration, depression and anxiety increased. According to this study, in which the preliminary results are given, we thought that it is necessary to determine patients’ appearance anxiety in routine evaluation and to reduce social appearance anxiety by collaboration with multidisciplinary areas in rheumatological diseases.References:[1]Mills SD, Kwakkenbos L, Carrier ME, Gholizadeh S, Fox RS, Jewett LR, Gottesman K, Roesch SC, Thombs BD, Malcarne VL. Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network InvestigatorsValidation of the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2018; 70 (10): 1557-1562.[2]Jung J, Lee S-H. Behavior between korean and U.S. women cross-cultural comparisons of appearance selfschema, body image, self-esteem, and dieting. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal 2006; 34: 350.[3]Hart TA, Flora DB, Palyo SA, Fresco DM, Holle C, Heimberg RG. Development and examination of the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale. Assessment 2008;15:48–59.[4]Monaghan SM, Sharpe L, Denton F, Levy J, Schrieber L, Sensky T. Relationship Between Appearance and Psychological Distress in Rheumatic Diseases Arthritis Rheum 2007; 57 (2): 303-9Disclosure of Interests:None declared

Exploring the relationship between holistic spirituality and gender essentialism among Swiss university students

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annika Zemp ◽  
Ulf Liebe
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Ambivalent Sexism ◽  
Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Spiritual Beliefs ◽  
Gender Essentialism ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

Do women and men with stronger spiritual beliefs, experiences, and practices tend toward more or less ambivalent sexism and self-stereotyping? To shed more light on this issue at the intersection of religion and gender, we will analyze a survey of 379 Swiss university students, both women and men, to establish whether a positive or negative relationship between holistic spirituality and gender essentialism is empirically more plausible. Our data show a gender gap: women express stronger spiritual beliefs and they report on more spiritual experiences and practices than men. We also find, inter alia, associations between religious orientation and holistic spirituality as well as spiritual beliefs and ambivalent sexism for both women and men; yet, stronger spiritual beliefs are correlated with less self-stereotyping for men but with more self-stereotyping for women. In sum, our results tend to support a positive relationship between holistic spiritualty and gender essentialism.

Age and Gender in Relation to Body Attitudes

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Wilcox
Keyword(s):  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Double Standard ◽  
Adult Life Span ◽  
Exercise Participation ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Body Attitudes ◽  
And Gender

In order to examine whether the double standard of aging exists in self-perceptions of body attitudes, 144 men and women aged 20 to 80 years were tested. Variables that might moderate the relationship between body attitudes and aging, including self-esteem, health, masculinity, appearance orientation, and exercise participation were also examined. No age, gender, nor Age × Gender differences in body attitudes were found. Self-esteem, health, and masculinity were positively related to body attitudes, but these relationships did not vary according to age or gender. An Age × Gender × Exercise interaction indicated a positive relationship between age and body satisfaction among women exercisers but a negative relationship among women nonexercisers. Finally, appearance orientation was unrelated to body attitudes among all participants. The results of this study do not support the double standard of aging in self-perceptions but do suggest the similarity and importance of body attitudes across the adult life span.

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