The Relationship Between Family Function and Body Image in Adolescent Girls: Intermediate Role Of Perfectionism

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between family’s function and body image in adolescent girls by considering the intermediate role of perfectionism. The population consisted of all high school students in Tehran that 300 students were selected by using multistage cluster sampling. For gathering data, we used Family Assessment Device Questionnaire (FAD), Body Image Worry Scale (BIWS) and Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS). This Study was descriptive and correlational, and in addition to descriptive statistics, for analysing data, regression analysis and hierarchical regression were used. The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between family’s function and body image and communication subscales have roles and predicting functions for body image. Also, there was a positive and significant relationship between perfectionism and body image and between family’s function and perfectionism, as well. Finally, the mediating role of perfectionism in anticipation of body image in adolescent girls was confirmed based on the family’s function. Thus, the family’s function can affect the body image by increasing perfectionism in adolescents.