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Social appearance anxiety is significantly associated with lower psychological well-being in adolescents, whereas active participation in educational and social activities is linked to higher psychological well-being. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This study examines how social appearance anxiety relates to psychological well-being among adolescents in Türkiye.

June 8, 2026Nursing OpenOpen Access

Investigating the Relationship Between Psychological Well‐Being and Social Appearance Anxiety in Adolescents in Türkiye: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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AGAbdullah GerginIstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa GUGülzade UysalSakarya University

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Cross-sectional study investigates social appearance anxiety's impact on psychological well-being in adolescents, suggesting vital implications for mental health care.

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This study examines how social appearance anxiety relates to psychological well-being among adolescents in Türkiye.
Cross-sectional descriptive design with data from an online survey.
Sample of 727 adolescents aged 12–18 years using snowball sampling.
Analyses included t-tests, one-way ANOVA, correlation, and regression.
Social appearance anxiety correlated negatively with psychological well-being (r = −0.391, p < 0.001).
Adding social appearance anxiety to the regression model increased the explained variance in psychological well-being to 19.6% (p < 0.001).
Adolescents aged 12–14 reported better psychological well-being than those aged 15–18.

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Gergin et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a265ccbad53cfb9357c6062 https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70627

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Cross-sectional study investigates social appearance anxiety's impact on psychological well-being in adolescents, suggesting vital implications for mental health care.

Investigating the Relationship Between Psychological Well‐Being and Social Appearance Anxiety in Adolescents in Türkiye: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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Investigating the Relationship Between Psychological Well‐Being and Social Appearance Anxiety in Adolescents in Türkiye: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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