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 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 Assessing differential item functioning for the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale: a Scleroderma atient-centred Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort Study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e037639
Author(s):  
Sophia J Sommer ◽  
Daphna Harel ◽  
Linda Kwakkenbos ◽  
Marie-Eve Carrier ◽  
Shadi Gholizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Item Functioning ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Disease Status ◽  
Disease Type ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety

ObjectivesThe Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS) is a 16-item questionnaire developed to evaluate fear of appearance-based evaluation by others. The primary objective of this research was to investigate the existence of differential item functioning (DIF) for the 16 SAAS items, comparing patients who completed the SAAS in English and French, either to confirm that scores are comparable or provide guidance on calculating comparable scores. A secondary research objective was to investigate the existence of DIF based on sex and disease status. A tertiary research objective was to assess DIF related to language, sex, and disease status on the recently developed SAAS-5.DesignThis was a cross-sectional analysis using baseline data from patients enrolled in the Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network (SPIN).SettingSPIN patients included in the present study were enrolled at 43 centres in Canada, USA, UK, France and Australia, with questionnaires completed in April 2014 to July 2019.Participants1640 SPIN patients completed the SAAS in French (n=600) or English (n=1040).Primary and secondary measuresThe SAAS was collected along with demographic and disease characteristics.ResultsSix items were identified with statistically significant language-based DIF, four with sex-based DIF and one with disease type-based DIF. However, factor scores before and after accounting for DIF were similar (Pearson correlation >0.99), and individual score differences were small. This was true for both the full and shortened versions of the SAAS.ConclusionSAAS and SAAS-5 scores are comparable across language, sex, and disease-type, despite small differences in how patients respond to some items.

scholarly journals Postmodernist Identity Construction and Consumption

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Reyhan KARABABA
Keyword(s):  
Social Structure ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Symbolic Interactionism ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety

Abstract. With the transition from modernism to postmodernism, identity as a concept has started to become redefined in sociology literature. The aim of this study is to show that postmodernism and symbolic interactionism are fused together to delineate both the scene as well as an actor’s identity. In that way, the interaction of a social structure with a culture that won’t be completely ignored, and, with the opinion that the categorized roles can skillfully be shaped and diversified by actors, it is possible to refrain from a pure determinism. But the transformation to enter different roles lacks meaning. Individuals pay more attention to their appearance more than who they are in order to be accepted by each group. In this manner, a metaphysical shell game begins. In the following study, the “Social Appearance Anxiety” was used as an indicator of this game.  And to determine who is willing to play the game, cultural parameters were utilized.       This study was based on the analysis of the data collected through two questionnaires given to 181 students studying at Hitit University. The INDCOL questionnaire [Singelis et al., 1995] measuring cultural values and “Social Appearance Anxiety” scale developed by [Hart, 2008] were used in the study.   

scholarly journals Male Nursing Students’ Social Appearance Anxiety and Their Coping Attitudes

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 155798831982592
Author(s):  
Nuray Turan ◽  
Gülsün Özdemir Aydın ◽  
Hatice Kaya ◽  
Gayenur Aksel ◽  
Arzu Yılmaz
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety

This study aimed at examining social appearance anxiety levels of male nursing students and their coping attitudes and identifying the relationship between them. A cross-sectional research approach was adopted in a study population of 180; the sample comprised 129 students. Data were collected using a socio-demographic information form, the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS), and the Assessment of Coping Attitudes Inventory (COPE). The average age of students was 20.54 ± 1.49 years. The male students’ average score obtained from the SAAS measure was 32.64 ± 13.07, while that of the COPE Inventory was 138.11 ± 14.47. Significant correlations were detected between students’ SAAS scores and COPE scale scores. There were negative relationships between social anxiety scores and COPE subscales of positive reinterpretation and growth ( p < .05), use of instrumental social support ( p < .05), active coping ( p ≤ .01), and planning ( p ≤ .01). In contrast, there were positive relationships between social anxiety scores and COPE subscales of mental disengagement ( p ≤ .01), denial ( p ≤ .01), behavioral disengagement ( p ≤ .01), restraint ( p ≤ .01), use of emotional social support ( p < .05), substance use ( p ≤ .01), and acceptance ( p < .05). The conclusion was that male students who do not perceive themselves as having an ideal body image face high social appearance anxiety. There is a prejudice that social appearance anxiety has negative effects on these students’ self-confidence. In this context, this research revealed concrete results about how male nursing students have battled the prejudices that they have faced throughout their student life.

Social Appearance Anxiety Scale

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor A. Hart ◽  
David B. Flora ◽  
Sarah A. Palyo ◽  
David M. Fresco ◽  
Christian Holle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety

scholarly journals Shortening patient-reported outcome measures through optimal test assembly: application to the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Cohort

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. e024010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daphna Harel ◽  
Sarah D Mills ◽  
Linda Kwakkenbos ◽  
Marie-Eve Carrier ◽  
Karen Nielsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Optimal Test ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Test Assembly ◽  
Scleroderma Patient ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety

ObjectivesThe Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS) is a 16-item measure that assesses social anxiety in situations where appearance is evaluated. The objective was to use optimal test assembly (OTA) methods to develop and validate a short-form SAAS based on objective and reproducible criteria.DesignThis study was a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from adults enrolled in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort.SettingAdults in the SPIN Cohort in the present study were enrolled at 28 centres in Canada, the USA and the UK.ParticipantsThe SAAS was administered to 926 adults with scleroderma.Primary and secondary measuresThe SAAS, Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation II (BFNE II), Brief Satisfaction with Appearance Scale (Brief-SWAP), Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ8) and Social Interaction Anxiety Scale-6 (SIAS-6) were collected, as well as demographic characteristics.ResultsOTA methods identified a maximally informative shortened version for each possible form length between 1 and 15 items. The final shortened version was selected based on prespecified criteria for reliability, concurrent validity and statistically equivalent convergent validity with the BFNE II scale. A five-item short version was selected (SAAS-5). The SAAS-5 had a Cronbach’s α of 0.95 and had high concurrent validity with the full-length form (r=0.97). The correlation of the SAAS-5 with the BFNE II was 0.66, which was statistically equivalent to that of the full-length form. Furthermore, the correlation of the SAAS-5 with the two subscales of the Brief-SWAP, and the SIAS-6, were statistically equivalent to that of the full-length form.ConclusionsOTA was an efficient method for shortening the full-length SAAS to create the SAAS-5.

scholarly journals Development and Examination of the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale

Assessment ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor A. Hart ◽  
David B. Flora ◽  
Sarah A. Palyo ◽  
David M. Fresco ◽  
Christian Holle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety
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