Czeschka, Olivia (2022) Disentangling Relationships Between Upward Social Comparison Tendency, Body Envy and Covert Narcissism on College Women's Dieting Frequency: A Moderated Mediation Analysis. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Despite the well-researched link between upward physical appearance comparison tendency (UPACT) and weight-loss dieting (WLD), there is limited research on factors that might mediate and moderate this association beyond body dissatisfaction. This study used contemporary sociocultural theory to explore the relationship between UPACT, body envy, covert narcissism, and WLD in a sample of German college women. The first hypothesis explored whether body envy would mediate the relationship between upward physical appearance comparison tendency and weight-loss dieting, such that higher UPACT would be associated with more WLD through more frequent episodes of body envy. The second hypothesis stated that covert narcissism would moderate this mediation pathway, where the relationship between UPACT and WLD through the frequency of body envy would be stronger for women high on narcissism. All effects were expected to occur while controlling for Body Mass Index (BMI). A computer-based questionnaire was administered to an initial sample of 427 college women. After indicating their age, height, and weight, they also completed measures of UPACT, body envy, covert narcissism, and WLD. A bootstrap analysis using PROCESS models 1, 4, and 7 by Hayes (2018) found support for the proposed moderated mediation model. These findings offer insight into the motivational mechanisms behind weight-loss dieting, potentially shedding light on how to prevent and treat eating pathologies. Keywords: Sociocultural Theory, Upward Social Comparison, Body Envy, Covert Narcissism, Weight-Loss Dieting
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Dalley, S.E. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jul 2022 07:55 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jul 2022 07:55 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1047 |
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