Author: Farhat-ul-Ain
Supervisor: Iram Fatima, PhD
Degree: MS
Year: 2013-2015
University: Institute of Applied Psychology, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
The present study aimed to explore the role of personal belief in a just world and self-compassion in body appreciation, quality of life and its domains (health and functioning, psychological/spiritual, social and economic and family quality of life) in individuals with amputation not using prosthesis and using prosthesis. It was hypothesized that personal belief in a just world and self-compassion would predict body appreciation, quality of life and its domains in individuals with amputation not using prosthesis and using prosthesis. Moreover, these relationships would be stronger in individuals with amputations not using prosthesis compared to individuals using prosthesis. Between group research design was used. The sample of 78 individuals using prosthesis (n = 39) and not using prosthesis (n = 39) was selected. Urdu translated version of Personal Belief in Just World Scale (PBJW) (Dalbert, 1999), Self-Compassion Scale (Neff, 2011), Body Appreciation Scale (Avalos, Tylka & Barcalow, 2006) and Quality of Life Scale (Ferrens & Powers, 1988) were used to assess personal belief in just world, self-compassion, body appreciation and quality of life respectively. The results revealed that personal belief in just world positively predicted body appreciation in both groups. However, self-compassion predicted body appreciation only in individuals with amputation using prosthesis. Further, only self- compassion positively predicted quality of life and its domains in both groups. The findings of the current study have important implications in the field of health psychology and can help health psychologists improve quality of life in individuals with amputation.
Keywords: Self-Compassion, Body Appreciation, Quality of lLfe, Amputation
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Corresponding Address: Department of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Email: chairperson@appsy.pu.edu.pk, Phone: 92-42-9231245
