Regression model of sensitivity in interpersonal relationships based on body image concern and relationship with father among female freshman students

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1 Assistant professor, Department of Counselling, Faculty of Humanities, Hazrat-e Masoumeh University, Qom, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, faculty of Humanities, Arak University, Arak, Iran

Abstract

This study aimed to present a regression model of sensitivity in interpersonal relationships based on concern about body image and relationship with the father. For this purpose, 292 first-year students of the Hazrat-e Masoumeh University of Qom in fall 2020 completed the Body Image Concern Questionnaire (BIC), Parent-Child Relationship Assessment Questionnaire (PCRS), and Symptom Checklist-25 (SCL-25) using a random sampling method. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 25 and Smart PLS version 3 and the relevant model was analyzed by Pearson correlation and multivariate regression with the stepwise method in a descriptive-correlational study. Regression coefficients showed that body image concern and father-child relationship components could explain 0.31 of the variances of interpersonal sensitivity. Body image concern (Β = 0.43, t = 0.45), anger directed to father (β = 0.13, t = 2.41) and positive affect to father (β = -0.12, t = -2.29), could significantly explain female interpersonal sensitivity. The findings of the present study showed that prevention and intervention programs with an emphasis on improving body image and relationship with the father among female students can affect their mental health.

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Journal of Research in Psychopathology
Volume 3, Issue 9
August 2022
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