Embracing the New Normal: Appearance Anxiety
and Adaptability as Predictors of Self-Motivation
Among Junior High School Students of Juan
Sumulong Memorial Junior College.
Mary Grace Baldia, Marie Kaye-Anne De Leon, Raven Dilapdilap, Lhorvanie Gavaran, Paul John
Kokaji, Jedaiah Shekinah Magno, Renzel Martizano, and Clarisse Valenzuela
Graduate School,Master in Psychology
Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Sta. Mesa, Manila
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INTRODUCTION
METHOD
Participants
The target population used in the study are the Junior High
School Students of Juan Sumulong Memorial Junior College in
Taytay, Rizal, regardless of their age, gender, grade level,
academic standing, and other identifiable characteristics.
Students who participated in this study were chosen using a
simple random sampling technique. The target population is
composed of 2000 students, and utilizing the Slovin’s formula, a
sample size of 167 students were selected from the entire
population.
Procedure
To address the research questions, a multiple linear regression
analysis was used in this study, which involved estimation of the
strength of the relationships between a dependent variable and
one or more independent variables in order to model future
relationship between them. This method determined how
Appearance Anxiety and Adaptability can predict the level of
Self-Motivation among Junior High School Students of Juan
Sumulong Memorial Junior College.
The researchers employed the following statistical tools and
techniques:
Frequency and Percentage Distribution
This statistical tool was employed to present the frequency
counts and to determine the relative distribution of the
demographic profiles of the respondents in terms of:
a. Age
b. Gender
c. Grade level
Formula:
f
%= x 100
N
Where:
f - frequency
N – total number of respondents
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis
Regression analysis is a set of statistical methods used for the
estimation of relationships between a dependent variable and one
or more independent variables. It can be utilized to assess the
strength of the relationship between variables and for modeling
the future relationship between them. The Multiple Linear
Regression Analysis is a model that assesses the relationship
between a dependent variable and multiple independent
variables.
In this study, the dependent variable would be the test results
obtained from the Self-Motivation Questionnaire 1 (SMQ-1),
while the two independent variables are the test results from
Appearance Anxiety Inventory (AAI), Adaptability Self-
Assessment (ASA). The study will employ the Multiple Linear
Regression Analysis through Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS) with a level of significance of p<0.05. The
simple linear model is expressed using the following equation:
 Total 167 100
Formula:
Table 2 shows that female respondents are almost twice as the
Y = a + bX1 + cX2 + dX3 + ϵ number of male respondents with females having a frequency of
Where: 109 and a percentage of 65.27% while males have a frequency of
58 and a percentage of 34.73%. The table also shows that there are
Y – Dependent Variable more female than male students in Juan Sumulong Memorial
X1, X2, and X3 – Independent Variable Junior College.
a – intercept Table 2
b, c, d – slope Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents
in terms of Gender
ϵ - residual
MATERIALS Gender Frequency Percentage (%)
Specifically, the researchers utilized the Appearance Anxiety
Male 58 34.73
Inventory (AAI), Adaptability Self-Assessment (ASA), and
Self-Motivation Questionnaire 1 (SMQ-1) in this study. AAI is Female 109 65.27
a 10-item self-report scale that measures the cognitive and Total 167 100
behavioral aspects of body image anxiety in general, and body
dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in particular, and is answered on a
5-point scale ranging from (0) Not at all to (5) All the time. The Table 3 shows that Grade 10 students have the highest frequency
AAI was developed by Veale et al (2014). They examined the with 46 and a percentage of 27.54 while Grade 7 students have
psychometric properties in a clinical BDD sample and non- the lowest with a frequency of 36 and a percentage of 21.56%.
clinical community sample in the UK. The AAI was found to
Table 3
have good convergent validity, with correlations of .55 with the
clinician rated YBOCS-BDD and .58 with the PHQ9, internal Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents
consistency was also high, with a Cronbach’s Alpha of .86. Two in terms of Grade Level
subscales were also found using factor analysis; namely
Avoidance and Threat Monitoring. ASA is a 9-item self-report Grade Level Frequency Percentage (%)
questionnaire that is answered on a 5-point scale ranging from
(1) Strongly Agree to (5) Strongly Disagree. SMQ-1 is a 38- Grade 7 36 21.56
item self-report scale that covers four elements of self- Grade 8 43 25.75
motivation; namely personal drive, commitment, initiative and
optimism, and is answered on a 5-point scale ranging from Grade 9 42 25.15
Never to Always. Cut-off scores are provided in the manual to Grade 10 46 27.54
interpret the results.
Total 167 100

RESULTS
Table 4
Table 1 shows that 13 years old respondents have the most
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis of Apeparance Anxiety
frequency with 50 and a percentage of 29.94% while 17 years
and Adaptability as Predictors of Self-Motivation
old respondents have the least with a frequency of 1 and a
percentage of 0.6%. The table also reveals that majority of Juan
Sumulong Memorial College students are between 13-15 years
old.
Table 1
DISCUSSION
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents
in terms of Age
LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Age Frequency Percentage (%)
12 20 11.98
CONCLUSION
13 50 29.94
A conclusion may review the main points of the paper, do not
14 34 20.36 replicate the abstract as the conclusion. A conclusion might
15 37 22.16 elaborate on the importance of the work or suggest applications
and extensions.
16 25 14.97
APPENDIX
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