Correlation between coping styles and body dysmorphic concern among student

Background and Aim: worry about physical appearance is in psychiatric disorders. This occupation about body image is one of the main worry in the female students. The aim of present study was to determine the relationship between body dysmorphic concern and coping styles among female students in Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. Method: In this survey study, 141 female students were selected through random sampling among students in dormitory and responded to body dysmorphic concern Inventory and Andlers and Parker's coping styles Inventory. Datas from above questionnaires, were analysed from SPSS-16 and statistical test of pearson's correlation and stepwise regresson. Findings: Results of pearson's correlation showed that coping styles of emotion – focused, distracted and occupation have statistical relationship r=./46 p=