THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM AND BODY FOCUSED REPETITIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS AMONG ADOLESCENTS
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https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i4.417Abstract
This study was conducted to inspect the relationship between Boredom and Body Focused Repetitive Behavior Disorders among adolescents (excoriation, trichotillomania, nail biting). The sample(n=130) of this study was comprised of adolescents including both educated males and females. The scales that were used in the current study are The Trichotillomania Scale for Children/adolescents (Tolin et al., 2008), The skin picking scale (Snorrosam et al., 2012) and Nail -Biting Scale (Claes & Vandereycken, 2007). The scales that were used in the current study are Short Boredom Proneness Scale (SBPS) (Struk et al., 2016) The Trichotillomania Scale for Children/adolescents (Tolin et al., 2008), The skin picking scale (Snorrosam et al., 2012) and Nail -Biting Scale (Claes & Vandereycken, 2007). The study concluded the positive relationship of anxiety with BFRBD. The findings of study will increase the understanding of the knowledge of critical age period of adolescence with respect to Body focused repetitive disorders. The findings of this study will help the psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists and therapists to design and plan the therapeutic interventions for BFRBD.
Keywords: Body focused repetitive behavior disorder, Trichotillomania, Excoriation, Adolescents
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