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August 11, 2025

Status and Correlates of Body Dysmorphic Disorder symptoms among School-Aged female adolescents in Jordan

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RHRuba S. HejjehUniversity of JordanSHShaher H. HmaidehHashemite UniversityLHLobna A. HusseinAin Shams University

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Implication

Cross-sectional analysis reveals low BDD symptoms in adolescents with significant psychosocial implications.

Key Points

  • Female adolescents reported low levels of body dysmorphic disorder symptoms, impacting their social and academic lives significantly.
  • The most severe symptoms were found in grooming behaviors, which affected over 50% of the participants.
  • A cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational design was used to analyze 402 school-aged female adolescents aged 12 to 18.
  • These findings highlight the need for enhanced mental health monitoring and interventions in schools for early detection of symptoms.

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Hejjeh et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a35eeb0a429f7973327eebhttps://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6783893/v1
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