Associations between Body Dysmorphic Concern and Alexithymia in Undergraduate Students

DOI Web Site 36 References

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 大学生における身体醜形懸念とアレキシサイミアの関連
  • ダイガクセイ ニ オケル シンタイ シュウケイ ケネン ト アレキシサイミア ノ カンレン

Search this article

Abstract

Objectives : The aim of this study was to investigate associations between body dysmorphic concern and alexithymia in undergraduate students. Method : A total of 328 participants (male=187, female=141) filled out the questionnaires as follows ; the Japanese version of Body Image Concern Inventory (J-BICI), the Japanese version of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), and the negative affect scale within the Japanese version of Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). J-BICI has three factors as follows ; Safety Behaviors for one's own appearance flaws (SB), Avoidant Behavior from one's own appearance flaws (AB), and Negative Evaluation for one's own appearance (NE). TAS-20 contains the following three factors ; Difficulty Identifying Feelings (DIF), Difficulty Describing Feelings (DDF), and Externally Oriented Thinking (EOT). Results : After controlling for negative affect, there were significant and positive correlations between J-BICI all subscales and DIE Especially, there was also a significant positive correlation between NE and DDF. Correlations between all subscales of J-BICI and EOT showed no significance. Furthermore, multiple regression analysis also revealed that DIF was associated with the all subscales of J-BICI positively. All subscales of J-BICI were not explained by DDF and EOT. Conclusion : These results suggested that there might be positive associations between body dysmorphic concern and DIF.

Journal

References(36)*help

See more

Related Projects

See more

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top