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The Relationship of Identity Styles and Body Image with Anxiety among High School Students

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  • Meisam Dehvari
  • Hossein Jenaabadi
  • Abdulwahab Pourghaz

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The present study aimed to examine the relationship of identity styles and body image with anxiety amongstudents. This was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population included 240 second period malehigh school students in Saravan. To examine identity styles, body image and anxiety, respectively, Identity StyleQuestionnaire (IS-6G), the Fisher Body Image Scale (1970), and the Cattell Anxiety Scale Questionnaire wereused as data collection tools. The obtained data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics(Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis). The results of the current study revealed that identitystyles and body image were significantly and positively related to anxiety. Moreover, among identity styles,informative and commitment styles had no significant relationships with anxiety; however, normative identitystyle was significantly and negatively correlated with anxiety, such that with an increase in normative identitystyle, anxiety decreased. Additionally, the results indicated that confused/avoidant identity style was significantlyand positively related to anxiety.

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  • Meisam Dehvari & Hossein Jenaabadi & Abdulwahab Pourghaz, 2016. "The Relationship of Identity Styles and Body Image with Anxiety among High School Students," Modern Applied Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(3), pages 178-178, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:masjnl:v:10:y:2016:i:3:p:178
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