Social appearance anxiety, body-compassion, and psychological well-being: psychometric properties of the Body-Compassion Scale among Turkish adults

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dc.contributor.authorHatun, Osman
dc.contributor.authorAslan, Derya
dc.contributor.authorEksi, Halil
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-25T14:20:05Z
dc.date.available2026-04-25T14:20:05Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Body-Compassion Scale among Turkish adults, and to explore the relationships between social appearance anxiety, body compassion, and psychological well-being.MethodFor this purpose, two studies were conducted with independent participant groups. In Study 1, the psychometric properties of the Body-compassion Scale (BCS) were examined. The participants of Study 1 consisted of 796 adults (Mage = 24.45, SD = 6.43,). In Study 2, the relationships between social appearance anxiety, body compassion, and psychological well-being were examined. For Study 2, data were collected from 376 (Mage = 21.35, SD = 2.66) adult participants. The psychometric properties of the BCS were examined with exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and reliability analysis.ResultsThe results of the analysis showed that the BCS had good fit indices and a high Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient. Study 2 showed that social appearance anxiety was negatively related to body compassion and psychological well-being, while body compassion was positively related to psychological well-being. The results of the analysis showed that body compassion may mediate the relationship between social appearance anxiety and psychological well-being.ConclusionBody-compassion may buffer the negative impact of social appearance anxiety on psychological well-being.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00050067.2025.2502572
dc.identifier.endpage460
dc.identifier.issn0005-0067
dc.identifier.issn1742-9544
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7520-4559
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-8408-7286
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105007153276
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage447
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2025.2502572
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/8354
dc.identifier.volume60
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001500085800001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofAustralian Psychologist
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260420
dc.subjectSocial appearance anxiety
dc.subjectbody compassion
dc.subjectbody appreciation
dc.subjectpsychological well-being
dc.titleSocial appearance anxiety, body-compassion, and psychological well-being: psychometric properties of the Body-Compassion Scale among Turkish adults
dc.typeArticle

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