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Nouri S, Atadokht A, Hajloo N. Investigating the Mediating Role of Rumination in the Relationship between Rejection Sensitivity and Body Image Satisfaction among Students of Mohaghegh Ardabili University in the 2023-2024 Academic Year: A Descriptive Study. JRUMS 2025; 24 (6) :497-508
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Investigating the Mediating Role of Rumination in the Relationship between Rejection Sensitivity and Body Image Satisfaction among Students of Mohaghegh Ardabili University in the 2023-2024 Academic Year: A Descriptive Study
Samaneh Noori[1], Akbar Atadokht[2], Nader Hajloo[3]
Received: 26/02/25 Sent for Revision: 28/05/25 Received Revised Manuscript: 15/06/25 Accepted:17/06/25
Background and Objectives: Body image satisfaction is one of the influential factors on the mental health of students, which can be affected by factors such as rejection sensitivity and rumination. Accordingly, the present study aimed to determine the mediating role of rumination in the relationship between rejection sensitivity and body image satisfaction among students.
Materials and Methods: This study was descriptive in nature. The study population included all 12,000 students at Mohaghegh Ardabili University during the 2023-2024 academic year, from which 245 students were selected using convenient sampling. To collect data, the Interpersonal Sensitivity Questionnaire by Boyce and Parker, the Body Image Satisfaction Scale by Souto and Garcia, and the Rumination Questionnaire by Nolen-Hoeksema and Morrow were utilized. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation test and structural equation modeling.
Results: The results indicated that the obtained model exhibited a good fit. The findings showed that rejection sensitivity had a direct, positive, and significant effect on rumination (β=0.87, p<0.001) and a direct, negative, and significant effect on body image satisfaction (β=-0.49, p<0.001). Additionally, the results indicated that rejection sensitivity had an indirect, negative, and significant effect on body image satisfaction through the mediation of rumination (β=-0.30, p<0.001).
Conclusion: The results of the current study suggest that rejection in interpersonal relationships can increase body image dissatisfaction by enhancing rumination. Therefore, it is recommended that counselors assist in reducing students' rumination through appropriate educational programs.
Keywords: Rejection sensitivity, Body image satisfaction, Rumination, Student
Funding: This study did not have any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical considerations: Th Ethics Committee of Mohaghegh Ardabili University approved the study (IR.UMA.REC.1403.087).
Authors’ contributions:
- Conceptualization: Samaneh Noori, Akbar Atadokht
- Methodology: Samaneh Noori, Akbar Atadokht
- Data collection: Samaneh Noori
- Formal analysis: Samaneh Noori
- Supervision: Akbar Atadokht, Nader Hajloo
- Project administration: Akbar Atadokht, Nader Hajloo
- Writing – original draft: Samaneh Noori
- Writing – review & editing: Samaneh Noori, Akbar Atadokht
Samaneh Noori[1], Akbar Atadokht[2], Nader Hajloo[3]
Received: 26/02/25 Sent for Revision: 28/05/25 Received Revised Manuscript: 15/06/25 Accepted:17/06/25
Background and Objectives: Body image satisfaction is one of the influential factors on the mental health of students, which can be affected by factors such as rejection sensitivity and rumination. Accordingly, the present study aimed to determine the mediating role of rumination in the relationship between rejection sensitivity and body image satisfaction among students.
Materials and Methods: This study was descriptive in nature. The study population included all 12,000 students at Mohaghegh Ardabili University during the 2023-2024 academic year, from which 245 students were selected using convenient sampling. To collect data, the Interpersonal Sensitivity Questionnaire by Boyce and Parker, the Body Image Satisfaction Scale by Souto and Garcia, and the Rumination Questionnaire by Nolen-Hoeksema and Morrow were utilized. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation test and structural equation modeling.
Results: The results indicated that the obtained model exhibited a good fit. The findings showed that rejection sensitivity had a direct, positive, and significant effect on rumination (β=0.87, p<0.001) and a direct, negative, and significant effect on body image satisfaction (β=-0.49, p<0.001). Additionally, the results indicated that rejection sensitivity had an indirect, negative, and significant effect on body image satisfaction through the mediation of rumination (β=-0.30, p<0.001).
Conclusion: The results of the current study suggest that rejection in interpersonal relationships can increase body image dissatisfaction by enhancing rumination. Therefore, it is recommended that counselors assist in reducing students' rumination through appropriate educational programs.
Keywords: Rejection sensitivity, Body image satisfaction, Rumination, Student
Funding: This study did not have any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical considerations: Th Ethics Committee of Mohaghegh Ardabili University approved the study (IR.UMA.REC.1403.087).
Authors’ contributions:
- Conceptualization: Samaneh Noori, Akbar Atadokht
- Methodology: Samaneh Noori, Akbar Atadokht
- Data collection: Samaneh Noori
- Formal analysis: Samaneh Noori
- Supervision: Akbar Atadokht, Nader Hajloo
- Project administration: Akbar Atadokht, Nader Hajloo
- Writing – original draft: Samaneh Noori
- Writing – review & editing: Samaneh Noori, Akbar Atadokht
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Citation: Noori S, Atadokht A, Hajloo N. Investigating the Mediating Role of Rumination in the Relationship between Rejection Sensitivity and Body Image Satisfaction among Students of Mohaghegh Ardabili University in the 2023-2024 Academic Year: A Descriptive Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2025; 24 (6): 497-508. [Farsi]
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[1]- MA in Psychology, Dept. of Psychology, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
[2]- Prof., Dept. of Psychology, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
ORCID: 0000-0001-5538-9242
(Corresponding Author) Tel: (045) 31505646, E-mail: h.torkan@iau.ac.ir
ORCID: 0000-0001-5538-9242
(Corresponding Author) Tel: (045) 31505646, E-mail: h.torkan@iau.ac.ir
[3]- Prof., Dept. of Psychology, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Psychiatry
Received: 2025/02/26 | Accepted: 2025/06/18 | Published: 2025/09/19
Received: 2025/02/26 | Accepted: 2025/06/18 | Published: 2025/09/19
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