Self-focused attention and emotional eating as correlates of body esteem appearance and body esteem weight in young adults
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2024
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UMT.Lahore
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The present study investigated the relationship between Self-Focused Attention, Emotional Eating, and Body Image Dissatisfaction in young adults. The purpose of the study was to find the negative and positive correlation between self-focused attention, emotional eating and body image dissatisfaction, predictors of body image dissatisfaction, and gender differences. The total sample consisted of 250 young adults including (92) men and (158) women from college, universities, and offices, which were selected through Non-probability Purposive Sampling. The data was collected in person and the Self-Consciousness Scale (Scheier,1985), Body Esteem Scale (Mendelson,1997), and Emotional Eating Scale (Arnow,1995) were used. Results of the Pearson Product Moment correlation revealed that social anxiety had a negative relationship with BE-Weight and a positive one with BE-Appearance. Moreover, emotional eating is negatively correlated with BE appearance and positively correlated with BE attributes. The study implies the three phenomena together for the individuals who choose the pathways of poor eating habits and self-focused attention which may heighten the risks of developing body image dissatisfaction.