1- PhD. Student, Department of Psychology, BA.C., Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran ,mahinask2005@yahoo.com
3- Associate Professor, Department of Counselling and Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
4- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, BA.C., Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran ,
3- Associate Professor, Department of Counselling and Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
4- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, BA.C., Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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Objective: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a distressing condition characterized by persistent negative evaluations of one’s body image, often leading adolescents to seek cosmetic procedures. This study aimed to examine the predictors of body dysmorphia in adolescents based on early maladaptive schemas and perfectionism, with emotion regulation as a mediating variable.
Methods: This quantitative correlational study employed structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population included adolescents aged 12–19 years who referred to beauty clinics in Bandar Abbas during 2024–2025. A sample of 400 participants was selected using convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, the Body Image Confidence Inventory (BICI), and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS and PLS software.
Results: The findings indicated significant direct relationships between emotion regulation and body dysmorphia (β = 0.218, t = 3.943), early maladaptive schemas and body dysmorphia (β = 0.230, t = 4.315), and perfectionism and body dysmorphia (β = 0.140, t = 3.119). Early maladaptive schemas and perfectionism jointly explained 78.5% of the variance in body dysmorphia, mediated by emotion regulation. Additionally, these variables accounted for 70.8% of the variance in emotion regulation. All paths were statistically significant (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: The results support an integrative model of adolescent BDD, demonstrating that maladaptive schemas and perfectionism influence dysmorphic symptoms both directly and indirectly through impaired emotion regulation. Enhancing emotion regulation skills may reduce the negative impact of perfectionism on body dysmorphia, underscoring the importance of preventive and therapeutic interventions for adolescents.
Methods: This quantitative correlational study employed structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population included adolescents aged 12–19 years who referred to beauty clinics in Bandar Abbas during 2024–2025. A sample of 400 participants was selected using convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, the Body Image Confidence Inventory (BICI), and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS and PLS software.
Results: The findings indicated significant direct relationships between emotion regulation and body dysmorphia (β = 0.218, t = 3.943), early maladaptive schemas and body dysmorphia (β = 0.230, t = 4.315), and perfectionism and body dysmorphia (β = 0.140, t = 3.119). Early maladaptive schemas and perfectionism jointly explained 78.5% of the variance in body dysmorphia, mediated by emotion regulation. Additionally, these variables accounted for 70.8% of the variance in emotion regulation. All paths were statistically significant (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: The results support an integrative model of adolescent BDD, demonstrating that maladaptive schemas and perfectionism influence dysmorphic symptoms both directly and indirectly through impaired emotion regulation. Enhancing emotion regulation skills may reduce the negative impact of perfectionism on body dysmorphia, underscoring the importance of preventive and therapeutic interventions for adolescents.
Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Evolutionary Psychology
Received: 2025/07/3 | Accepted: 2025/12/24
Received: 2025/07/3 | Accepted: 2025/12/24
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