TY - JOUR AU - ,, Farhat-ul-Ain AU - Fatima, Iram PY - 2016/05/25 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Personal Belief in a Just World and Self – Compassion as Predictors of Body Appreciation in Individuals with Amputation Using and not Using Prosthesis JF - Annals of King Edward Medical University JA - Annals KEMU VL - 22 IS - 2 SE - Basic & Biomedical DO - 10.21649/akemu.v22i2.1304 UR - https://annalskemu.org/journal/index.php/annals/article/view/1304 SP - AB - <p><strong>Objectives:  </strong>To investigate the relationship of personal belief in just world self – compassion with body appreciation in individuals with amputation who use prosthesis and in those who do not use prosthesis.</p><p><strong>Methods:  </strong>A sample of 78 individuals using prosthesis and not using prosthesis (n = 39 each) was selected. Cross – sectional research design was used. Urdu translated version of Personal Belief in Just World Scale (PBJW), Self – Compassion Scale and Body Appreciation 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.</p><p><strong>Results:  </strong>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 individuals with amputation using and not using prosthesis was, <em>M </em>= 37.10, <em>SD </em>= 14.30 and <em>M </em>= 39.13, <em>SD </em>= 14.14 respectively. Duration of amputation of those using and not using prosthesis in years was <em>M</em> = 6.10, <em>SD</em> = 7.74 and <em>M</em> = 8.35, <em>SD </em>= 11.82 respectively. Duration of use of prosthesis in years was M = 3.29, SD = 3.86. Personal belief in just world positively predicted body appreciation in both groups. Self – compassion predicted body appreciation only in individuals with amputation using prosthesis. Individuals using prosthesis had better body appreciation than those not using prosthesis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:  </strong>Use of prosthesis helps in body appreciation 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.<strong></strong></p> ER -