The direct and indirect effects of maladaptive narcissistic trait and hypercompetitiveness attitude on body dysmorphic syndrome with the moderating role of behavioral activation / inhibition system among female secondary high school students

Subject Areas : Psychology

Elahe Toghyani ¹ ( Department of Psychology, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran )
Ali Issazadegan ² ( Professor, Department of Psychology, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran )
Esmail soleimani ³ ( Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran )

Received: 2021-02-27 Accepted : 2021-08-07 Published : 2024-09-25

Keywords: maladaptive narcissistic trait, hypercompetitiveness attitude, behavioral activation / inhibition system, body dysmorphic syndrome, female secondary high school students,

Abstract :

The purpose of study was to investigate the direct and indirect effects of maladaptive narcissistic trait, hypercompetitiveness attitude, on body dysmorphic syndrome with the moderating role of behavioral activation / inhibition system among female secondary highschool student. The research method is descriptive correlational and the research population consisted of all female secondary high school students (N=2850) in Zarrinshahr in 2020. 355 participants were selected through cluster sampling. The participants answered the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI-16) (Raskin & Hall; 1979), Competitive Attitude Scale (CAS) (Ryckman et. Al., 1990), Behavioral Activation Inhibition System Scale (Carver & White, 1994) and Body Image Concern Questionnaire (BICI) (Littelton, Axome & Puri, 2005). The proposed model was evaluated using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The mediating variables’ effects was tested through bootstrapping. The evaluation of the hypothetical model of the research showed that the hypothetical model fits with the measurement model (CFI= 0.93, NFI= 0.90 and RMSEA= 0.06). Results showed that maladaptive narcissistic trait and hypocompetitiveness attitude through behavioral activation / inhibition system have a significant effect on body dysmorphic syndrome (p<0.01). Research findings supported the hypothetical model for body dysmorphic syndrome. So result demonstrated that behavioral activating system is a good mediator between maladaptive narcissism and hypercompetitiveness with body dysmorphic disorder among female secondary high school students. Pay attention to psychological needs of female secondary high school students with body dysmorphic syndrome and the awareness, trainings and interventions by those in charge of education and health can put them and the community on the path to health.

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