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Being Compassionate in Early Adulthood

The Correlation Between Self-Compassion and Physical Appearance Comparison

Authors
Umniyah Saleh1, *, Rahti Dwi Kusuma2, Mayenrisari Arifin3
1Psychology Department, Medical Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
2Psychology Department, Medical Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
3Psychology Department, Medical Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: umniyah.saleh@unhas.ac.id
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Umniyah Saleh
Available Online 11 February 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220203.003How to use a DOI?
Keywords
self-compassion; physical appearance comparison; early adulthood
Abstract

In early adulthood, college students have dynamics in developmental aspects that help them not to make a physical appearance as their focus. However, many students prioritize their appearance and feel dissatisfied, more sensitive about their physical appearance, and associated with negative feelings about their bodies. Self-compassion that makes people feel compassionate and not criticize themselves can help students toward the tendencies of physical appearance comparison. This research examined the relationship between self-compassion and physical appearance comparison in students in the early adulthood phase. It was conducted using the correlational method. The sample in this research is 343 students of Hasanuddin University Makassar (74% Female and 26 % Male), from the years 2017, 2018, and 2019, who are ≥20 years old and were taken based on the cluster sampling. Data were collected by using measurement tools: Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised (PACS-R) and Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). Bivariate Pearson Correlation Analysis showed a significance level of.000 (p < 0.05), indicating that self-compassion was significantly correlated with physical appearance comparison. Then, -0.264 as correlation coefficients which means if the higher self-compassion, the lower the physical appearance comparison. This finding could provide information for the readers, especially students in the early adulthood phase, about the importance of self-compassion to enhance their physical appearance’s positive meaning.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Conference of Psychology, Health, and Social Science (ICPHS 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
11 February 2022
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.220203.003
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220203.003How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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