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Kargar Shooroki M, Choobforoushzadeh A, Mohammadpanah Ardakan A. Predicting symptoms of bulimia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder based on childhood trauma: The mediating role of psychological flexibility and self-compassion. Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry 2026; 13 (1) :1-10
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1- Ardakan University
2- Ardakan University ,azadechoobforoush@ardakan.ac.ir
2- Ardakan University ,
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Introduction: Adolescents with childhood trauma are at high risk for developing psychiatric disorders such as bulimia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder.
Aim: The present study aimed to predict symptoms of bulimia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder based on childhood trauma mediated by psychological flexibility and self-compassion in girls aged 16 to 24 years.
Method: The research method was descriptive and correlational, relying on structural equation modeling. The statistical population included girls aged 16 to 24 years in the cities of Meybod and Ardakan who were studying in the academic year 1402-1403 and 300 people were selected as a sample through convenient sampling. To collect data, the Childhood Trauma Scales (CTQ) Bernstein (2003), the Gormali Binge Eating Severity Questionnaire (1982), the Yale Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Questionnaire (BDD_YBOCS), the Bond et al. Psychological Flexibility Scale (2007) and the Reese Self-Compassion Scale (2011) were used. The collected data were analyzed with SPSS version 26 and Amos version 24 software.
Results: The results of structural equations showed that childhood trauma has a positive and direct effect on bulimia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder; the effects of indirect results showed that self-compassion plays a mediating role in the relationship between childhood trauma and body dysmorphic disorder (P=0.001, β=0.27) and bulimia nervosa (P=0.001, β=0.13). Psychological flexibility also plays a mediating role in the relationship between childhood trauma and body dysmorphic disorder (P=0.001, β=0.28).
Conclusion: The results showed that increasing psychological flexibility and improving self-compassion play an important mediating role in reducing symptoms of bulimia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder resulting from childhood trauma; therefore, it is suggested that workshops be held to increase self-compassion and psychological flexibility among youth and adolescents.
Aim: The present study aimed to predict symptoms of bulimia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder based on childhood trauma mediated by psychological flexibility and self-compassion in girls aged 16 to 24 years.
Method: The research method was descriptive and correlational, relying on structural equation modeling. The statistical population included girls aged 16 to 24 years in the cities of Meybod and Ardakan who were studying in the academic year 1402-1403 and 300 people were selected as a sample through convenient sampling. To collect data, the Childhood Trauma Scales (CTQ) Bernstein (2003), the Gormali Binge Eating Severity Questionnaire (1982), the Yale Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Questionnaire (BDD_YBOCS), the Bond et al. Psychological Flexibility Scale (2007) and the Reese Self-Compassion Scale (2011) were used. The collected data were analyzed with SPSS version 26 and Amos version 24 software.
Results: The results of structural equations showed that childhood trauma has a positive and direct effect on bulimia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder; the effects of indirect results showed that self-compassion plays a mediating role in the relationship between childhood trauma and body dysmorphic disorder (P=0.001, β=0.27) and bulimia nervosa (P=0.001, β=0.13). Psychological flexibility also plays a mediating role in the relationship between childhood trauma and body dysmorphic disorder (P=0.001, β=0.28).
Conclusion: The results showed that increasing psychological flexibility and improving self-compassion play an important mediating role in reducing symptoms of bulimia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder resulting from childhood trauma; therefore, it is suggested that workshops be held to increase self-compassion and psychological flexibility among youth and adolescents.
Keywords: Body dysmorphic disorder, psychological resilience, bulimia nervosa, childhood trauma, self-compassion
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Received: 2025/07/22 | Accepted: 2025/08/11 | Published: 2026/06/22
Received: 2025/07/22 | Accepted: 2025/08/11 | Published: 2026/06/22
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