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Predictive ability of the attitude towards plastic surgeries and self – image editing behavior of symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder among University students

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The study aimed to examine the predictive ability of the attitude towards plastic surgeries and self-image editing with symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder among university students. The sample of the study consisted of (1225) male and female students, by 357 males and 868 females. To achieve the objectives of the study, plastic surgeries attitude scale, self – editing behavior scale, and the body image dysmorphic symptom scale were used. The results showed statistically significant differences in the levels of the attitude towards plastic surgeries, the behavior of self – image editing and the body image deformation disorder attributed to gender. The results showed that the attitude towards plastic surgeries and the behavior of self – image editing have predictive ability for the level of symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder among females, an amount was interpreted by (7.1%). In addition, the results indicated that the self – image editing behavior was predictive of the level of male body deformity symptoms, as it interpreted an amount of (7.9%) of the total variance.

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  1. Counseling psychology Department, Amman Arab University, Irbid, Jordan

    Rand Arabyat

  2. Counseling psychology Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

    Ahmad AL-Shraifeen

  3. Ministry of Education, Counseling Department, Irbid, Jordan

    Mu’aathah al-amri

  4. School of Educational Sciences, Amman Arab University, Irbid, Jordan

    Nusaiba almousa

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Arabyat, R., AL-Shraifeen, A., al-amri, M. et al. Predictive ability of the attitude towards plastic surgeries and self – image editing behavior of symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder among University students. Curr Psychol 42, 17862–17872 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-02933-2

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