Characteristics of Interpersonal Perceptions among Undergraduate Students with High Body Dysmorphic Concern

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  • 高い身体醜形懸念を有する大学生の対人的な認知の特徴
  • タカイ シンタイ シュウケイ ケネン オ ユウスル ダイガクセイ ノ タイジンテキ ナ ニンチ ノ トクチョウ

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It has known that body dysmorphic concern has been elevated in adolescence. Previous studies revealed the specific characteristics of cognition and behavior among people with high body dysmorphic concern. However, there are lots of uncertainties about interpersonal perceptions of the adolescents with dysmorphic concerns. It is necessary to clarify their specific interpersonal perceptions for improving the accessibility to counseling and evolving the intervention technique. The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of interpersonal perceptions among undergraduate students with high body dysmorphic concern. There were 281 undergraduate students (117 men, 164 women) who were asked to complete the questions about their demographic features, the Japanese version of Body Image Concern Inventory, Short Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, Other-Consciousness Scale, and socially prescribed perfectionism scale which was included in Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. The results showed that individuals with high body dysmorphic concern had significant tendencies to be high levels of fear of negative evaluation from others, public other-consciousness, socially prescribed perfectionism in both men and women. In the case of women, individuals with high body dysmorphic concerns also showed significant high levels of private other-consciousness. It was suggested that individuals with high body dysmorphic concern might have serious problems with interpersonal perceptions.

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