Relationship Between Body Image, Psychological Symptom Level and Interpersonal Style: Alternative Models


ALTINOK A., Kara A.

DUSUNEN ADAM-JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.30, no.3, pp.170-180, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5350/dajpn2017300301
  • Journal Name: DUSUNEN ADAM-JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.170-180
  • Keywords: Body image, interpersonal style, psychological symptom level, structural equation modeling, DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, EATING-DISORDERS, PERCEPTION, ANXIETY
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body image, psychological symptom levels and interpersonal styles in college students. Two models have been tested for this purpose. In one of the models, the mediating effect of interpersonal style on the relationship between body image and psychological symptom levels; in the other model, the mediating effect of psychological symptom levels on the relationship between body image and interpersonal style was tested.