Karge, Jacqueline (2024) Disentangling upward social comparison, insecure narcissism and body envy on weight loss dieting: a moderated mediation analysis. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Abstract There is substantial evidence that WLD can be a risk factor for eating disorders (Schreiber et al., 2023). Therefore, it is crucial to understand what motivates WLD. A moderated mediation model was tested based on the sociocultural theory of body image and contemporary social comparison theory. We hypothesized that with increasing upward social comparison tendency (USCT), there would be higher body envy tendency (BET) and, following this, greater Weight Loss Dieting (WLD). This mediation pathway is hypothesized to be stronger in women scoring higher on insecure narcissism (IN). BMI was used as a control variable. A convenience sample of 206 female university students provided data on USCT, BET, WLD, IN, BMI, and demographics. A bootstrap analysis using PROCESS (Hayes, 2013) supported the model (95% CI [0.0166, 0.138]). BET mediated the relationship between USCT and WLD. Higher levels of BET strengthen the impact of USCT on WLD, leading to increased WLD. IN functioned as a moderator, with higher levels of IN increasing BET and, consequently, further increasing WLD. BMI was unrelated to WLD, implying that the effects occurred independently of body size. These women might benefit from a media literacy intervention about unrealistic "thin ideals" and emotion management strategies, especially if they are high in USCT and IN. Keywords: Sociocultural theory, emotion, upward social comparison tendency, body envy tendency, weight loss dieting, insecure narcissism
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Dalley, S.E. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2024 09:09 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Sep 2024 04:10 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3963 |
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