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• TITLE: Body Image and Meta-Worry as Mediators of Body Dysmorphic Disorder

  AUTHORS: Vahid Donyavi, Mehdi Rabiei, Masoud Nikfarjam, Behjat Mohmmad Nezhady

  KEYWORDS: Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Cognition, Metacognition, Body Image, Meta-Worry

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol.6 No.3, March 19, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Objectives: Meta-worry and attitudes towards the body have been largely overlooked as potential risk factors for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) despite theorizing that a negative body image may play a critical role in the development of this disorder. Participants: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the fit of a theoretical model specifying body image and meta-worry as mediators between cognitive, metacognitive beliefs and body dysmorphic disorder(BDD) in a nonclinical sample of 635 participants (304 male and 331 female). Results: The data supported the model, and meta-worry and body image significantly mediated the relationship between cognitive, metacognitive beliefs and BDD. These findings provide essential preliminary evidence that body image may represent a necessary but not sufficient risk factor for BDD and that treatment for BDD should consider targeting body-related pathology in addition to meta-worry. Conclusion: The model may prompt future research into body dysmorphic disorder.