sabri karimi - M.A, Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran.
parvaneh rahbari - Master of Clinical Psychology, Urmia University of Research Sciences
soran mahmoud fakhe - Ph.D. in Mathematics, Tabriz University.
Azam Sadat Mousavi Tabshian - Payame noor University,Iran

AbstractAim: This study aimed to compare the self-compassion and body image of women from different ethnicities (Azeri, Kurdish, Persian) in Urmia city, and in fact, The goal was to create a fundamental understanding of the phenomenon of the subject of research.Method: This is Causal-comparative research whose statistical population consisted of ۳۴۲ women who were selected in ۲۰۲۲. Through a Stratified Sampling method, Statistical populations were chosen based on inclusion criteria and randomly assigned (Stratified random sampling). Data collection tools included a demographic checklist NEF(۲۰۰۳) Self-compassion scale (SCS); Cash et al(۱۹۹۰)Multidimensional Body- Self Relations questionnaire (MSRQ). Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied by the SPSS-۲۶ program. Result: Therefore, according to the results of the present study, There is no significant difference in the level of self-compassion (F=۰.۶۴ and P < ۰.۰۵) and body image(F=۰.۶۶ and P < ۰.۰۵) among different ethnicities. Based on this basic research, it is suggested that psychosocial variables should be investigated more in future research because a better understanding of them, provides a framework by which we can understand how we identify ourselves, and how we interact in groups and in society.

Self-compassion, body image, ethnicity, women