Farhat-ul Ain, Iram Fatima.
Personal belief in a just world and self - compassion as predictors of body appreciation in individuals with amputation using and not using prosthesis.
Ann King Edward Med Uni Jan ;22(2):109-14.

Objectives: To investigate the relationship of per-sonal belief in just world self – compassion with body appreciation in individuals with amputation who use prosthesis and in those who do not use prosthesis. Methods: A sample of 78 individuals using prosthesis and not using prosthesis (n = 39 each) was selected. Cross – sectional research design was used. Urdu tra-nslated version of Personal Belief in Just World Scale (PBJW), Self – Compassion Scale and Body Appreci-ation Scale were used. Moderated regression analysis was used to assess if personal belief in just world and self – compassion predict body appreciation similarly or differently in the two groups using SPSS 20. Results: Among individuals with amputation using prosthesis were 30 (76.9%) men and 9(23.1%) women while among 39 individuals not using prosthesis were 30 (76.9%) men and 9 (23.1%) women. Age of indivi-duals with amputation using and not using prosthesis was, M = 37.10, SD = 14.30 and M = 39.13, SD = 14.14 respectively. Duration of amputation of those using and not using prosthesis in years was M = 6.10, SD = 7.74 and M = 8.35, SD = 11.82 respectively. Duration of use of prosthesis in years was M = 3.29, SD = 3.86. Personal belief in just world positively pre-dicted body appreciation in both groups. Self – com-passion predicted body appreciation only in indivi-duals with amputation using prosthesis. Individuals using prosthesis had better body appreciation than those not using prosthesis. Conclusion: Use of prosthesis helps in body appreci-ation of individuals with amputation. Over and above the use of prosthesis, personal belief in a just world is a personal resource that plays its role in maintaining body appreciation. However, Self – compassion aids in body appreciation among individuals with amputation using prosthesis.

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