The Relationship between Differentiation of Self and Social Anxiety with the Mediating Role of Mindfulness in Obese Women
نویسندگان
1 Psychology Department, Amin Police University, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Educational Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Electronic Unit. Tehran, Iran
3 3Department of Sport Psychology, Physical Education & Sport Sciences Faculty, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
doi
10.30473/ijohp.2020.49413.1063چکیده
Aim: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relation between differentiations of self with social anxiety with the mediating role of mindfulness in obese women of Tehran city. Statistical analysis: The statistical population of this study was all women clients to Ayat Health Center in Tehran with BMI>_ 30 had active file by Clinic expert. The sample consisted of 103 clients, selected by simple random sampling method. The tools used in this study were social phobia, differentiation of self and mindfulness Questionnaires. Fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling (SEM), using SPSS-18 version and Lisrel software. Findings: Mindfulness has mediating role in relation between differentiations of self with social anxiety. The proposed model also fitted well with the data. Conclusion: Considering the important role of mindfulness in reducing social anxiety, it seems that mindfulness education should be considered in the educational programs of health houses and health centers.