| Objectives: Physical appearance perfectionism is the tendency of individuals to judge their own value by setting a high standard of physical appearance and judging whether they meet that standard,including worrying about imperfection and hoping for perfection.Physical appearance perfectionism is strongly linked to appearance satisfaction,and appearance rumination is theoretically linked to the two variables,but there lacks empirical study about their association.This study aims to(1)investigate the effect of physical appearance perfectionism on appearance satisfaction and the possible mediating role of appearance rumination.(2)investigate the intervention effect of positive appearance rumination group counseling on appearance rumination and appearance satisfaction of college students and the sustainability of the effect.Methods: Study 1 was a cross-sectional study,using the Physical Appearance Perfectionism Scale,the Appearance Rumination Scale and the Appearance Satisfaction Scale to test college students in a certain university in Hangzhou,and a total of 449 valid questionnaires were collected.Pearson’s correlation analysis and mediation analysis were used to investigate relationships among these variables.Study 2 was an intervention study,in which 52 college students(27 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group)were recruited to receive a 6-week positive appearance rumination group counseling.Independent samples t-test,ANOVA and qualitative study were used to explore the effect of the intervention.Results:(1)Positive appearance rumination partly mediated the relationship between worrying about imperfection and appearance satisfaction,and totally mediated the relationship between hoping for perfection and appearance satisfaction.Negative appearance rumination partly mediated the relationship between worrying about imperfection and appearance satisfaction.(2)Positive appearance rumination group counseling has a significant effect on improving positive appearance rumination and appearance satisfaction,as well as reducing negative appearance rumination,and the intervention efficacy is sustainable.Conclusions:(1)Appearance rumination mediated the relationship between physical appearance perfectionism and appearance satisfaction,which was complementary to the investigation of the mechanism of action of physical appearance perfectionism.(2)Positive appearance rumination group counseling can intervene appearance rumination and effectively improve the level of appearance satisfaction,which is suitable to be carried out and popularized among Chinese college students. |
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