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Shojaee G, Haghshenas L, Ajami A. Examining the relationship between attachment styles and body dysmorphic disorder with the mediating role of irrational beliefs among clients of cosmetic clinics in eastern Gilan province. , sjmshm. 2026; 8 (1) :24-30
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1- Master of Science in Clinical Psychology, Department of Medical Sciences, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran
2- Department Of Clinical Bioinformatics, Postdoctoral Association, Harvard Medical School,Boston, US ,Leilahagh@yahoo.com
3- Department Of Laboratory Science, University Of Medical Science Of Tabriz,Tabriz,Iran
2- Department Of Clinical Bioinformatics, Postdoctoral Association, Harvard Medical School,Boston, US ,
3- Department Of Laboratory Science, University Of Medical Science Of Tabriz,Tabriz,Iran
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This research aimed to investigate the relationship between attachment styles and body dysmorphia with the mediating role of irrational beliefs among clients of beauty clinics in eastern Gilan province. This study is a descriptive-analytical study. The statistical population consists of clients of beauty clinics in the eastern part of Gilan province in the time period of April to June 2024, of which 200 people were selected by available sampling method using Cochran's formula. The data collection tools were the Collins and Read Attachment Styles Questionnaires, the Lostozin Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire, and the Irrational Beliefs Questionnaire (1868). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 23 software and structural equation modeling using PLS software. According to the results obtained, there is a positive and significant relationship between the components of secure, anxious-ambivalent, and avoidant attachment styles and body dysmorphia, with values of 0.095, 0.535 and 0.335 respectively. Additionally, irrational beliefs play a mediating role in the relationship between attachment styles and body dysmorphia. Securely attached people are comfortable with open and honest communication. They can express their feelings and needs effectively, and they are also good at listening to and understanding their partner's perspective. People with an ambivalent attachment style are often reluctant to get close to others and worry that others will not reciprocate their expressions of emotion. Also, people with an avoidant attachment style have excessive self-reliance, which deprives them of relationships and emotional support, which in all these cases may lead to the formation of negative beliefs and thoughts in relation to the body and the overall shape of the face. When a person develops irrational and incorrect beliefs about themselves and their body, these beliefs affect their other decisions and perspectives, and this dysmorphia is always present in their imagination, which ultimately leads to cosmetic surgery
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Health Informatics
Received: 2025/11/16 | Revised: 2025/12/7 | Accepted: 2026/02/12 | Published: 2026/03/11
Received: 2025/11/16 | Revised: 2025/12/7 | Accepted: 2026/02/12 | Published: 2026/03/11
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