Correlation

Internal medicine

Mathematics

Clinical psychology

Moderation

Statistics

World Wide Web

Psychology

Geometry

Index (typography)

Self-esteem

Body mass index

Negative correlation

Computer science

Lower body

Partial correlation

Structural equation modeling

Medicine

Social psychology

Health Psychology Open

This study examined the correlation between body mass index as independent variable, and body image and fear of negative evaluation as dependent variables, as well as the moderating role of self-esteem in these correlations. A total of 318 Malaysian young adults were conveniently recruited to do the self-administered survey on the demographic characteristics body image, fear of negative evaluation, and self-esteem. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to test the research hypotheses. The results revealed that body mass index was negatively associated with body image, while no such correlation was found with fear of negative evaluation. Meanwhile, the negative correlation of body mass index with body image was stronger among those with lower self-esteem, while a positive association of body mass index with fear of negative evaluation was significant only among individuals with low self-esteem.

Relationship between body mass index, body image, and fear of negative evaluation: Moderating role of self-esteem