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Assistant Professor, Department of General Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. , Nasrolahi@srbiau.ac.ir
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Background: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common disorders in women that can have widespread psychological effects. In this context, body image flexibility may have positive impacts on women's resilience. Resilience, as a mediating variable, can play an important role in enhancing the mental and physical health of these women, thereby improving their quality of life. However, there are gaps in the literature regarding the role of resilience in this area, indicating the need for further research.
Aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between body image flexibility and health-promoting lifestyle in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Methods: The research method was descriptive correlational with structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this study included all women and girls diagnosed with PCOS who visited Kamali Hospital in Karaj in 2023-2024. From this population, 600 participants were selected using purposive sampling and completed questionnaires on resilience (Connor-Davidson, 2003), health-promoting lifestyle (Walker et al., 1981), and body image flexibility (Magalhães, 2015). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling with PLS software version 4.
Results: The results showed that body image flexibility had a positive effect on resilience, and conversely, body image inflexibility was significantly and negatively related to resilience (p< 0.05). Moreover, resilience had a positive effect on the health-promoting lifestyle of women in this study (p< 0.05). The findings also indicated that resilience acted as a mediating variable and could explain the relationship between body image flexibility and health-promoting lifestyle (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: The findings of this study can help design intervention models aimed at enhancing body image flexibility and resilience in women with PCOS. These interventions could facilitate improvements in lifestyle, mental and physical health, and ultimately increase the quality of life for these women.
Aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between body image flexibility and health-promoting lifestyle in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Methods: The research method was descriptive correlational with structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this study included all women and girls diagnosed with PCOS who visited Kamali Hospital in Karaj in 2023-2024. From this population, 600 participants were selected using purposive sampling and completed questionnaires on resilience (Connor-Davidson, 2003), health-promoting lifestyle (Walker et al., 1981), and body image flexibility (Magalhães, 2015). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling with PLS software version 4.
Results: The results showed that body image flexibility had a positive effect on resilience, and conversely, body image inflexibility was significantly and negatively related to resilience (p< 0.05). Moreover, resilience had a positive effect on the health-promoting lifestyle of women in this study (p< 0.05). The findings also indicated that resilience acted as a mediating variable and could explain the relationship between body image flexibility and health-promoting lifestyle (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: The findings of this study can help design intervention models aimed at enhancing body image flexibility and resilience in women with PCOS. These interventions could facilitate improvements in lifestyle, mental and physical health, and ultimately increase the quality of life for these women.
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