Evaluating the Relationship between Healthy Life Style Behaviours and Social Appearance Anxiety

Aim:This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between healthy lifestyle behaviors (HLSB-II) and social appearance anxiety (SAA) and to determine the factors that affect SAA. Material and Method: This study is a descriptive correlational study and completed with 1143 people living in Kars province center. In gathering the data; socio-demographic characteristics form, "Personal Information Form", "Healthy Life Style Behaviors Scale-II" and "Social Appearance Anxiety Scale" were used. Findings: In the analysis of the correlation, there is a positive correlation between social appearance anxiety score with healthy lifestyle behaviors scale total score and subfactor of this scale, health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition; there is a significant negative correlation between spiritual development and interpersonal relationships; there is not any correlation at stress management subfactor (p <0.05). Conclusions and recommendations: Individuals living in the community should be encouraged to develop healthy lifestyle behaviors and appropriate health education practices should be developed to reduce social appearance anxiety