Relation Between Physical Self and Self-worth of University Students / 中国临床心理学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To analyze the relation of physical self with self-worth of university students.Methods: 1173 college students were measured by the Adolescence Physical Self Scale and Self-worth Scale.Results: On the whole university students were generally satisfied of their bodies(5.11?1.26),but there were significant difference between male and female university students in physical self,the male students had more satisfaction of physical self than female.There were significant positive correlations between physical self and self-worth,especially,the relation between appearance and self-worth was the closest;there were significant differences between higher self-worth students and lower self-worth students.Conclusion: There are significant positive correlations between physical self and self-worth,and improving college students' physical self-cognition was benefiicial to college students' self-worth.