A study on extraversion and social comparison as predictors of positive body image

Date of Publication

2018

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology

Subject Categories

Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Defense Panel Member

Roseann Mansukhani Tan

Maria Guadalupe Salanga

Abstract/Summary

This study aims to determine it extraversion and social comparison predict a person's positive body image. The study involved a sample of 385 undergraduate students, ages 18-24 years old, from varying universities within Metro Manila Online and face-to-face administration survey containing measures for positive body image, social comparison, and extraversion were used for data gathering. A multiple regression analysis was used to determine the regression between the variables. Results of the study reveal that both independent variables, social comparison and extraversion, are predictors of positive body image. These findings are discussed in terms of physical appearance and body appreciation in the context of social media.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU17199

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

vi, 47 leaves ; 29 cm.

Keywords

Body image; Extraversion; Social comparison

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