The mediating role of sense of uniqueness in perceived parental attitudes on body image in high school students

The main purpose of this thesis study is, the mediating role of sense of uniqueness in perceived parental attitudes on body image in high school students. The research consists of 437 participants. The study mainly includes high school students who are studying at Sırrı Yırcalı Anatolian High School and Cumhuriyet Anatolian High School in Balıkesir. 'Socio- Demographic Information Form, Leuven Perceived Parenting Scale, Body Perception Scale and Personel Sense of Uniqueness Scale' were applied as participants data collection tool in the research. In the structural model obtained as a result of the research, the role of sense of uniqueness between perceived maternal attitude and the body image was found to be statistically significant, but this relationship didn't produce meaningful result in terms of perceived father attitude.