Abstract

The goal of present research was to examine the associations in Appearance Anxiety, Rejection Sensitivity and Body Dysmorphic Disorder. To test the hypothesis that Appearance Anxiety, Rejection Sensitivity and Body Dysmorphic Disorder would be consistent with each other, self-reported questionnaires were administered on 110 college students(M age = 19.847). Consistent with the prediction Appearance anxiety and Body Dysmorphic Disorder were compatible with each other whereas an inconsistency was seen between Appearance Anxiety and Rejection Sensitivity, Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Rejection Sensitivity.

Key words: Body dysmorphic disorder, appearance anxiety, rejection sensitivity.