The study aimed to identify the most prevalent metacognitive factors among obese teenage girls, assess the levels of both Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and cyberchondria in this group, and to construct a proposed theoretical model of the causal relationships among the three study variables. The sample consisted of (316) obese teenage girls, with an average age of (18.08) years and a standard deviation of (0.69). The researchers used three scales: the Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Cyberchondria Scale (developed by the researchers), and the Metacognitive Factors Scale (translated and adapted by Abdelrahman, 2016). Results indicated that the most prevalent metacognitive factor among obese teenage girls was cognitive self-consciousness. The participants showed high levels of both BDD and cyberchondria. The proposed structural model aligned with the sample data after some modifications. Direct effects were found for certain metacognitive factors (positive beliefs about worry, need to control thoughts, and cognitive self-consciousness) on BDD, while no direct effects were observed for other factors (uncontrollability and danger of worry, and cognitive confidence) on BDD. Direct effects were found for all metacognitive factors (positive beliefs about worry, uncontrollability and danger of worry, cognitive confidence, need to control thoughts, and cognitive self-consciousness) on cyberchondria. A direct effect of BDD on cyberchondria was also identified. Additionally, some metacognitive factors (positive beliefs about worry, need to control thoughts, and cognitive self-consciousness) were found to influence cyberchondria indirectly through BDD as a mediating variable. Based on these findings, a set of educational recommendations and suggested future research directions were provided.
Abo-bakr, . . . . ., & Ibrahim, G. (2025). Modelling Causal Relationships Between Metacognitive Factors, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Cyberchondria in Obese Teenage Girls. المجلة التربوية لکلية التربية بسوهاج, 136(136), 547-630. doi: 10.21608/edusohag.2025.392449.1735
MLA
أحمد سمير صديق أبو بكر Abo-bakr; Gehan Ibrahim. "Modelling Causal Relationships Between Metacognitive Factors, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Cyberchondria in Obese Teenage Girls", المجلة التربوية لکلية التربية بسوهاج, 136, 136, 2025, 547-630. doi: 10.21608/edusohag.2025.392449.1735
HARVARD
Abo-bakr, . . . . ., Ibrahim, G. (2025). 'Modelling Causal Relationships Between Metacognitive Factors, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Cyberchondria in Obese Teenage Girls', المجلة التربوية لکلية التربية بسوهاج, 136(136), pp. 547-630. doi: 10.21608/edusohag.2025.392449.1735
VANCOUVER
Abo-bakr, . . . . ., Ibrahim, G. Modelling Causal Relationships Between Metacognitive Factors, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Cyberchondria in Obese Teenage Girls. المجلة التربوية لکلية التربية بسوهاج, 2025; 136(136): 547-630. doi: 10.21608/edusohag.2025.392449.1735
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