Anxiety Mood.  2024 Oct;20(2):41-48. 10.24986/anxmod.2024.20.2.002.

The Mediation Effect of Anxiety and Depression Between Body Dissatisfaction and Anger Reaction in Young Adults

• Ahn SH
• Chee HS

• KMID: 2561316
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.24986/anxmod.2024.20.2.002

Abstract

Objective
: This study aimed to identify the factors that predict anger reaction as well as investigate the mediation effect of anxiety and depression between body dissatisfaction and anger reaction.
Methods
: A sample of 467 young adults completed Body Shape Questionnaire-8B, Eating Disorder Inventory-2-Drive for Thinness, Beck Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Reaction Inventory to Measure to Anger.
Results
: The factors that were examined for their potensial ability to predict anger reaction were drive for thinness and trait anxiety. Regarding the mediation effect of anxiety and depression between body dissatisfaction and anger reaction were found to be significant, and in terms of the direct effect, depression had no in-direct effect, while trait anxiety had an indirect effect.
Conclusion
: The findings show that body dissatisfaction can cause anger reaction either directly or indi-rectly through trait anxiety, and there is a need for future research targeting various clinical groups.

Keyword

Body dissatisfaction; Anger reaction; Anxiety; Depression; Mediation effect