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Raisi Ahvan E, Haji Alizadeh K, Zarei E. Self-acceptance in Adolescent Girls: The Roles of Body Image and Perfectionism with Mental Toughness as a Mediator. Mod Care J 2025; 22 (2) : e157988
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1- Department of Psychology, BA.C., Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
2- Department of Psychology, BA.C., Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran ,hajializadehk@iau.ac.ir
3- Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
2- Department of Psychology, BA.C., Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran ,
3- Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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Background:Body image, perfectionism, and mental toughness can significantly influence self-acceptance in adolescent girls, affecting their psychological well-being.
Objectives:This study investigated how body image and perfectionism influence self-acceptance in adolescent girls, with mental toughness as a mediating factor.
Methods:This correlational study included 400 female high school students from Kahnuj during the 2023 - 2024 academic year. Data were collected using Cash's (2015) Body Image Questionnaire, Clough et al.'s (2012) Mental Toughness Questionnaire, Chamberlain and Haaga's (2021) Unconditional Self-acceptance Questionnaire, and Short et al.'s (2010) Perfectionism Questionnaire. Analysis employed Pearson correlation, multiple regression, and the Sobel test using SPSS 25 and Amos 24.
Results:Mental toughness significantly mediated the relationships between self-acceptance and body image [variance accounted for (VAF) = 0.321] and positive perfectionism (VAF = 0.263), but not negative perfectionism (VAF = 0.126). In addition, significant direct effects were observed between body image and mental toughness (β = 0.26, P = 0.001), positive perfectionism and mental toughness (β = 0.23, P = 0.007), negative perfectionism and mental toughness (β = -0.24, P = 0.004), body image and self-acceptance (β = 0.17, P = 0.001), positive perfectionism and self-acceptance (β = 0.20, P = 0.001), negative perfectionism and self-acceptance (β = -0.52, P = 0.001), and mental toughness and self-acceptance (β = 0.31, P = 0.001). Model fit showed acceptable values: Chi-square/degrees of freedom = 4.26, Goodness-of-Fit Index = 0.90, Incremental Fit Index = 0.926, Comparative Fit Index = 0.926, root mean square error of approximation = 0.078.
Conclusions:Positive body image and adaptive perfectionism enhance mental toughness, thereby fostering self-acceptance, whereas maladaptive perfectionism directly reduces self-acceptance. Interventions should target these factors to promote psychological well-being in adolescent girls.
Objectives:This study investigated how body image and perfectionism influence self-acceptance in adolescent girls, with mental toughness as a mediating factor.
Methods:This correlational study included 400 female high school students from Kahnuj during the 2023 - 2024 academic year. Data were collected using Cash's (2015) Body Image Questionnaire, Clough et al.'s (2012) Mental Toughness Questionnaire, Chamberlain and Haaga's (2021) Unconditional Self-acceptance Questionnaire, and Short et al.'s (2010) Perfectionism Questionnaire. Analysis employed Pearson correlation, multiple regression, and the Sobel test using SPSS 25 and Amos 24.
Results:Mental toughness significantly mediated the relationships between self-acceptance and body image [variance accounted for (VAF) = 0.321] and positive perfectionism (VAF = 0.263), but not negative perfectionism (VAF = 0.126). In addition, significant direct effects were observed between body image and mental toughness (β = 0.26, P = 0.001), positive perfectionism and mental toughness (β = 0.23, P = 0.007), negative perfectionism and mental toughness (β = -0.24, P = 0.004), body image and self-acceptance (β = 0.17, P = 0.001), positive perfectionism and self-acceptance (β = 0.20, P = 0.001), negative perfectionism and self-acceptance (β = -0.52, P = 0.001), and mental toughness and self-acceptance (β = 0.31, P = 0.001). Model fit showed acceptable values: Chi-square/degrees of freedom = 4.26, Goodness-of-Fit Index = 0.90, Incremental Fit Index = 0.926, Comparative Fit Index = 0.926, root mean square error of approximation = 0.078.
Conclusions:Positive body image and adaptive perfectionism enhance mental toughness, thereby fostering self-acceptance, whereas maladaptive perfectionism directly reduces self-acceptance. Interventions should target these factors to promote psychological well-being in adolescent girls.
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Received: 2024/10/28 | Accepted: 2025/04/25 | Published: 2025/04/15
Received: 2024/10/28 | Accepted: 2025/04/25 | Published: 2025/04/15
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