The Relationship between Body Dysmorphic Concern and Rumination among the girl University Students

Nowadays, investigation of thinking patterns in unwanted thoughts and their role in continuation of emotional disorders have attracted a large number of researcher's attention. Rumination is one of the unwanted thoughts in emotional disorders. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between body dysmorphic concern and rumination among the B.Sc. students of Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran.
This descriptive, correlational study was conducted on 100 female university students selected through simple sampling. The data were collected using Ruminative Response Scale and Body Image Concern Inventory. Then, they were entered into the SPSS statistical software and analyzed using descriptive as well as inferential (Pearson correlation coefficient) statistics.
The results of this research showed that the means of rumination and body dysmorphic concern were 21.60 (2.22) and 38.59 (11.42), respectively. Besides, a significant positive correlation was found between rumination and body dysmorphic concern (r=0.21, P A significant positive correlation was observed between rumination and body dysmorphic concern.