Figure 1.
Mediation involved testing the following relationships: Paths a (predictor [Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale; LSAS] to mediator [Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire; RSQ]), b (mediator to outcome [Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptom Scale, beliefs about appearance cluster; BDD-SS] when controlling for the predictor), c (predictor to outcome), and c’ (predictor to outcome when controlling for the mediator). Mediation is demonstrated if path c’ is no longer significant (full mediation), or significantly reduced when controlling for the mediator (partial mediation).