The relationship of hypercompetitiveness and gender roles with body dysmorphic disorder symptoms in a nonclinical sample.
This study examined whether hypercompetitiveness was a moderator between body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) symptoms and gender roles in 345 college students. To test this, the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Examination-Self Report (BDDE-SR), the Hypercompetitive Attitude Scale, and the Personal Attributes Questionnaire (PAQ) were used. Significant positive correlations were found between BDD symptoms and hypercompetitiveness in men and women. For men and women, no significant correlation was found between female-valued items on the PAQ and the BDDE-SR. A statistically significant negative correlation was found between male-valued items on the PAQ and the BDDE-SR for both genders. Hypercompetitiveness, however, was found not to be a moderator between BDD symptoms and gender roles.
Woodie
Denice S
DS
Department of Psychology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA. denicewoodie@yahoo.com
Fromuth
Mary Ellen
ME
D001828:Body Image; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012649:Self Concept; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities