Body Image, Self-Compassion, Depressive Affection and Sex on Undergraduate Students

Year 2019, , 175 - 190, 22.05.2019

Öznur Bayar

https://doi.org/10.9779/pauefd.451180

Cited By: 2

Abstract

The aim of the
study is to test whether self-compassion, depressive affect and sex predict
body image of university students. The study group consisted of 230
participants (77.4% women and 22.6% men) who continued their undergraduate education
at a large university located in Ankara. "Body Image Scale",
“Self-Compassion Scale”, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale’s “D-5: Depressive
Affection” dimension and "Personal Information Form” were used as data
collection tools. This study was a quantitative correlational research. Whether
or not self-compassion, depressive affection and sex predicts body perception were
investigated with 3 models by using stepwise linear regression analysis. All
the three models were found to be meaningful, and according to findings,
self-compassion, depressive affection, and sex together explained approximately
37% of the variance of body image. The strongest predictor of body image is
self-compassion. The findings of this study is considered important in terms of
revealing the variables that effect university students’ body image in Turkey.

Keywords

body image, self-compassion, depressive affection, sex

Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Beden İmajı, Öz-Şefkat, Depresif Duygulanım ve Cinsiyet

Abstract

Bu
çalışmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinde öz-şefkat, depresif duygulanım ve
cinsiyetin beden imajı yordayıp yordamadığının test edilmesidir. Araştırmanın
çalışma grubu Ankara’da bulunan büyük bir üniversitede lisans düzeyinde
eğitimini sürdüren 230 katılımcıdan (%77.4’ü kadın ve %22.6’sı erkek) oluşmaktadır.
Veri toplama araçları olarak “Beden İmajı Ölçeği”, “Öz-Anlayış Ölçeği”,
Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği’nin “D-5: Depresif Duygulanım” boyutu ve
“Kişisel Bilgi Formu” kullanılmıştır. Bu araştırma ilişkisel tarama
modellerinden korelasyonel araştırma türündedir. Öz-şefkat, depresif duygulanım
ve cinsiyetin beden imajını yordayıp yordamadığı aşamalı doğrusal regresyon
analizi ile üç model kurularak incelenmiştir. Kurulan üç model de anlamlı
bulunmuştur ve bulgulara göre öz-şefkat, depresif duygulanım ve cinsiyet
değişkenleri birlikte beden imajı puanlarının yaklaşık %37’sini açıklamaktadır.
Beden imajının en güçlü yordayıcısı ise öz-şefkattir. Bu araştırmanın sonuçlarının
Türkiye’deki üniversite öğrencilerinin beden imajını açıklayan faktörleri
ortaya koyması bakımından literatüre katkı sağladığı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

beden imajı, öz-şefkat, depresif duygulanım, cinsiyet

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