Association between appearance schemas and personality traits

Introduction Personality traits play are related to many forms of psychological distress, such as body dissatisfaction. Objectives To explore the associations between appearance schemas and personality traits. Methods 494 university students (80.2% females; 99.2% single), with a mean age 20.17 years old (SD=1.77; range:18-20), filled in Appearance Schemas Inventory-Revised, NEO-Personality Inventory, Composite Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. Results A significant difference was found Self-evaluation Salience scores by sex [females (M=37.99,SD=7.82); males (M=35.36,SD=6.60);t(489)=-3.052,p=.002]. Having conducted correlations separately, sex, Self-Evaluation correlated Concern Over Mistakes (r=.27), Doubts about Actions (r=.35), Socially-Prescribed (r=.23). For females, (r=.34), Personal Standards (r=.25), (r=.33), Parental Expectations (r=.24), Criticism Organization (r=.11), (r=.31), Self-Oriented (r=.32), Neuroticism (r=.33). Concerning Motivational Salience, total sample (not sex), this scale/dimension significantly Conscientiousness (r=. 18), (r=.23), 10), (r=.29). Conclusions Females seem value more their self-appearance and, salience life seems be associated maladaptive-perfectionism, well adaptive-perfectionism. In males, only adaptive perfectionism. Males concerned own standards, while for females other´s standards also relevant. level relate experience feelings, anxiety/depression (neuroticism). The motivation improve seemed particularly related, both Disclosure No relationships.