Focus on the Beauty of Body: The Mediation Role of Body Appreciation Between Perfectionism and Body-Related Shame and Body-Related Guilt

Objectives: According to traditional views, perfectionists are prone to experience shame and guilt. As a relative part of negative body image, body appreciation reflects an appreciation attitude toward physical characteristics, functionality, and health, accepting and appreciating all parts and functions of the body, predicting body-related shame and guilt.Methods: Therefore, body appreciation was examined for its potential mediating role in the relationship between two dimensions of perfectionism (e.g., healthy perfectionism and unhealthy perfectionism) and body-related shame and body-related guilt among 514 females.Results: The results highlight that body appreciation partially mediated the relationship between perfectionism and body-related shame and body-related guilt. Implications for enhancing body appreciation among females between experiencing healthy or unhealthy perfectionism and body-related shame and body-related guilt feelings are discussed.Conclusions: These findings underscore the importance of considering body appreciation in addressing perfectionism dimensions and body-related shame and body-related guilt. Research and clinical implications are also addressed.

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Validation of the Chinese Version of the Body Image Acceptance and Action Questionnaire and the Mediating Role of Body Image Flexibility in the Relationship Between Body Dissatisfaction and Psychological Distress

Behavior Therapy ◽

10.1016/j.beth.2020.07.003 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jinbo He ◽

Zhihui Cai ◽

Xinjie Chen ◽

Tom Lu ◽

Xitao Fan

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Body Dissatisfaction ◽

The Body ◽

Chinese Version ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Acceptance And Action Questionnaire ◽

The Relationship

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Body Image

10.1093/oso/9780190638054.003.0037 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Jeffrey J. Martin

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

The Body ◽

Body Appreciation ◽

Negative Body Image ◽

Self Perceptions ◽

Body Acceptance ◽

Disability Severity ◽

Poor Body Image

It has often been wrongly assumed that people with disabilities have poor body image. The purpose of this chapter is to review the body image research involving individuals with impairments and investigating if they are dissatisfied with their appearance. People with disabilities such as cerebral palsy, blindness, and amputations are all very different, and their impairments are likely to differ in many other respects that can play a role in body image self-perceptions. The lack of unanimity across the research reviewed here suggests that disability type, disability severity, visibility, duration, congenital versus acquired factors, age, gender, ethnicity, social support, and self-efficacy are all important considerations that can moderate and mediate the link between disability and body image. Researchers are urged to use theory to guide their research and to consider nontraditional approaches to the study of body image. For instance, researchers studying positive body image understand that this does not comprise simply the absence of negative body image cognitions and have examined the role of body appreciation and body acceptance.

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The Relationship between Knowledge Management and Production Quality in Manufacturing Companies in Malaysia

International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development ◽

10.4018/ijskd.2014100103 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 27-40

Author(s):

Julian Paul Sidin ◽

Zakariya Belkhamza

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Production Quality ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Service Firms ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship ◽

Quality Production

The relationship between knowledge management practices and quality production has not received much attention. The objective of this paper is twofold. The first objective is to investigate this relationship in the Malaysian manufacturing and service firms. The second objective is to investigate the mediating role of these firms' innovation on this relationship. Six hypothesised relationships were tested using a sample of 201 manufacturing and service firms in Malaysia. The results show that the two dimensions of knowledge management have a significant positive effect on quality production. Furthermore the results showed that innovation does not mediate the relationship between knowledge management and quality production. The implications of the study as well as suggestions for future studies are also discussed.

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Empowerment and initiative: the mediating role of obligation

Employee Relations ◽

10.1108/er-11-2017-0273 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

pp. 662-677 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Wajda Wikhamn ◽

Marcus Selart

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Psychological Empowerment ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Proactive Behavior ◽

Web Based ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Personal Initiative ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which psychological empowerment and felt obligation can explain variations in personal initiative. Design/methodology/approach Employees from a Swedish organization participated in a web-based survey. Findings Psychological empowerment is important for enhancing proactive behavior at work, but its dimensions relate differently to personal initiative. Felt obligation mediates the relationship between psychological empowerment and personal initiative, but only for two dimensions of empowerment (meaningfulness and competence). Originality/value The paper contributes to our understanding of how employees’ feeling of obligation explains one form of proactive behavior. It also highlights the overlooked distinctiveness of psychological empowerment dimensions in predicting personal initiative at work.

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Expressed Emotion and Hallucination Proneness: The Mediating Role of Metacognitive Beliefs

International Journal of Life Sciences ◽

10.3126/ijls.v10i1.14516 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 17-24

Author(s):

Usha Barahmand ◽

Ruhollah Heydari Sheikhahmad

Keyword(s):

Expressed Emotion ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Negative Beliefs ◽

Metacognitive Beliefs ◽

Expressed Emotions ◽

The Relationship

This study was designed to examine the mediating role of meta-cognitions in the relationship between perceived expressed emotions and hallucination proneness in a non-clinical sample. The study sample (n = 432 university students) was selected through a stratified cluster sampling procedure and measures of perceived expressed emotions, metacognitive beliefs and hallucination proneness were administered. Two dimensions of expressed emotion, perceived irritability and perceived intrusion, and two metacognitive beliefs, beliefs about uncontrollability and danger and beliefs about cognitive confidence were found to be associated with hallucination proneness. However, only negative beliefs about uncontrollability of thoughts mediated the relationship between perceived intrusiveness and hallucination proneness. Findings imply the experience of real or perceived parental intrusiveness may activate negative beliefs about thoughts concerning uncontrollability and danger, which in turn, leads to hallucinatory experiences as a coping strategy and contributes to the persistence of real or perceived career intrusiveness.International Journal of Life Sciences 10 (1) : 2016; 17-24

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A Conceptualization of the Effect of Organisational Justice on Turnover Intention: The Mediating Role of Organisational Citizenship Behaviour

International Journal of Financial Research ◽

10.5430/ijfr.v10n5p327 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 327

Author(s):

Oussama Saoula ◽

Muhammad Fareed ◽

Saiful Azizi Ismail ◽

Nurul Sharniza Husin ◽

Rawiyah Abd Hamid

Keyword(s):

Turnover Intention ◽

The Body ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Body Of Knowledge ◽

Organisational Justice ◽

Research Gap ◽

The Individual ◽

The Relationship

Considering employees are the ultimate valuable assets, most companies nowadays give lots of effort and capitalise vital resources to preserve them. The turnover of those employees will affect the achievement of the organisations’ goals as well as the maintaining of the competitive advantage. Therefore, it is imperative to call for more studies to understand the factors affecting this phenomenon in different settings and contexts of research, particularly in the non-western perspectives such as Malaysia who is facing big challenges toward the employees’ turnover in many sectors. Therefore, the drive of this paper is to examine the relationship between organisational justice (OJ), organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) (benefiting the individual OCB-I and benefiting the organisation OCB-O) and turnover intention (TI). Consequently, this study proposed framework to study the effect of organisational justice on turnover intention via the mediation role of organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB-I, OCB-O). Also, the direct impact between the variables has been discussed. Hence this paper is expected to fill the research gap and contribute to the body of knowledge in this area of research.

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Pengaruh Socio-cultural Influences dan Self-Compassion terhadap Apresiasi Tubuh Wanita: Social Appearance Comparison sebagai Mediator

TAZKIYA JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY ◽

10.15408/tazkiya.v9i1.19051 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 53-63

Author(s):

Imanurul Aisha Rahardjo ◽

Bagus Takwin ◽

Imelda Ika Dian Oriza

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Standard Condition ◽

Cultural Influences ◽

Body Appreciation ◽

Mental Picture ◽

Self Compassion ◽

Self Image ◽

Appearance Comparison ◽

The Relationship

Self-image in general is an important part of humans. Having an ideal body shape according to the perceptions and norms that develop in society is usually a standard condition to be considered to be attractive. Self-image view is closely related to body image; mental picture of a person, cognitive and emotional assessments of himself, and approximately other people's judgments about the shape and size of his body. A positive body image is a multifaceted construct that is not simple so that it is not only a target of self-criticism but also an attitude of respect and self-acceptance which is called body appreciation. The purpose of this study was to find out the role of sociocultural influences and self-compassion on individual body appreciation and the presumption of the role of social appearance comparison variables as mediators between self-compassion and body appreciation. Participant were individuals aged 20-40 years consisting of 84 women. This research was conducted using multiple regression analysis. The results of the analysis, self-compassion contributed 21.7% to body appreciation and the proof of social appearance comparison mediated partially the relationship between self-compassion and body appreciation.

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Personality And Expatriate Performance: The Mediating Role Of Expatriate Adjustment

Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) ◽

10.19030/jabr.v26i6.334 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 26 (6) ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Subramaniam Sri Ramalu ◽

Raduan Che Rose ◽

Naresh Kumar ◽

Jegak Uli

Keyword(s):

Job Performance ◽

Practical Implication ◽

Cultural Adjustment ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

The Body ◽

Expatriate Adjustment ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Cross Cultural Management ◽

The Relationship

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Mindfulness and psychological adjustment in paediatric obesity: The mediating role of body image

Psychology Community & Health ◽

10.5964/pch.v7i1.242 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 122-137

Author(s):

Daniela Ventura Fernandes ◽

Maria João Gouveia ◽

Maria Cristina Canavarro ◽

Helena Moreira

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Psychological Adjustment ◽

Body Shame ◽

The Body ◽

Dispositional Mindfulness ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Mindfulness Skills ◽

Paediatric Obesity ◽

Internalising Problems

AimThe present study explored the potential mediating role of body dissatisfaction and body shame in the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and psychological adjustment in children/adolescents with overweight/obesity. The study aimed to explore the moderating role of gender in the proposed associations.MethodThe sample comprised 105 children/adolescents with overweight/obesity who completed self-report instruments, including the Mindfulness Measure for Children and Adolescents (CAMM), the Collins Body Image Scale (CBI), the body shame subscale of the Experience of Shame Scale (ESS), the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the DISABKIDS-37.ResultsRegardless of gender, body shame mediated the association between mindfulness and mental and social quality of life (QoL) and the association between mindfulness and internalising problems.ConclusionThese results suggest that psychological interventions focused on developing mindfulness skills and reducing body shame may be particularly useful for promoting the psychological adjustment of children/adolescents with overweight/obesity.

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