Xi, X. (2024) Disentangling the influence of body-envy, neuroticism and upward body comparison tendency on dieting in a sample of college women: a moderated mediation analysis. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This study aimed to analyse the relationships between upward social comparison tendency (USCT), body envy tendency (BET), weight-loss dieting (WLD) and neuroticism (N). We hypothesised that BET would mediate the relationship between USCT and WLD: women higher in USCT would be associated with more WLD through more episodes of body envy. We also hypothesised that N would moderate the mediation pathway, which means the mediation pathway would be stronger for women higher in N. An online questionnaire was conducted on a convenience sample of 206 college women. PROCESS (Hayes, 2022) was used to test the moderated mediation model. The results showed no support for the moderated mediation model, but two exploratory mediation models were supported. The results showed that higher USCT was associated with more WLD through BET, and higher N was associated with more WLD through BET. The results provided insights into reducing the incidence of toxic upward social comparisons through media literacy programmes and self-compassion.
| 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 12:11 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2024 12:11 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3966 |
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