Lortz, Sebastian Alexander Jens (2023) Bulimic Symptoms Amongst College Women: Examining the Roles of Upward Social Comparison Tendency, Body Envy, and Negative Urgency. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
In a sample of female university students (N = 228), this cross-sectional study examined a moderated mediation model where body envy mediates the relationship of upward social comparison tendency (USCT) and bulimic symptoms with negative urgency moderating this indirect effect. Participants completed self-report measures assessing these variables and the data were analysed using the Hayes Process Macro in SPSS, employing bootstrapping with 5000 resamples for estimating standard errors. The hypothesized moderated mediation model was not supported. However, the results indicated significant correlations between the variables. USCT was positively associated with body envy, which, in turn, was positively associated with bulimic symptoms. Negative urgency demonstrated positive associations with both body envy and bulimic symptoms. Furthermore, a significant indirect effect was found suggesting that USCT influenced bulimic symptoms indirectly through body envy. The effect existed over and above the BMI of the participants. These findings contribute to understanding the psychological factors related to body image concerns and disordered eating behaviours among female university students. Implications for interventions and future research as well as limitations are discussed. Keywords: upward social comparison tendency, body envy, impulsivity, negative urgency, bulimic symptoms
| 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 2023 08:51 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jul 2023 08:51 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2490 |
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