Comparison of body image, rumination, and social anxiety in people with sexual boredom and normal people
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seyyede mahsa mousavi
1
,
seyfollah Aghajani
2
,
Sahar Asgari ghale bin
3
1 - Ph.D studentin Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
2 - Proffessor Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
3 - . Ph.D studentin Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
Keywords: body image, rumination, social anxiety, sexual boredom,
Abstract :
Introduction: People suffering from gender boredom obviously suffer from constant discomfort due to the inadequacy of the gender role and current feelings, abundant and continuous interest in identifying with the opposite sex without taking advantage of the specific cultural and social benefits of that sex. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of comparingto compare body image, rumination, and social anxiety in people suffering from sexual boredom and normal people. Method: The current research was descriptive and causal-comparative. The statistical population included all people with gender dysphoria and trans-sexual members of the support association for sexual dysphoria patients in Tehran province. All normal people living in Tehran province were the normal people of in this study. The number of 50 affected people and 50 normal people were selected according to the available methods. the body image concern questionnaires of Littleton et al. (2005), rumination by Nolen Hoeksma and Maro (1991), and social anxiety by Connor (2000) were used tTo collect data, the body image concern questionnaires of Littleton et al. (2005), rumination by Nolen Hoeksma and Maro (1991) and social anxiety by Connor (2000) were used. The collected data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance inand SPSS24 software. Findings: The results showed a statistically significant difference between the two groups in body image concern (F=90.46 and P<0.01), rumination (F=115.01 and P<0.01), and social anxiety. (F=87.95 and P>0.01). Conclusion: based on the results,The results showed that people with gender boredom have lower body image and higher rumination and social anxiety than non-sufferers. Changing cultural beliefs and increasing social acceptance can play an important role in improving body image, rumination, and social anxiety.
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