emotional autonomy as a predictor of self-focused attention and self-criticism in adolescents with hypochondriacal beliefs

Objective: the objective of the present study was to examine the emotional autonomy dimensions as predictors of self-focused attention and self-criticism among adolescents exhibiting hypochondriacal beliefs who were referred to educational counseling centers.methods: this investigation employed a correlational research design to analyze how the dimensions of emotional autonomy could forecast self-focused attention and self-criticism. the participants in the study were students identified as having hypochondriacal beliefs within the student population; given the limited number of individuals in this population, all 80 students were chosen as the sample through accessible sampling. data collection involved utilizing the emotional autonomy scale (eas; steinberg & silverberg, 1986), the self-focused attention scale (woody et al., 1997), and the levels of self-criticism scale (thompson & zuroff, 2000). descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation were applied for data analysis, while inferential statistics utilized pearson correlation and regression techniques within the spss-24 software.results: the outcomes of the study revealed that the emotional autonomy dimensions significantly and positively predicted self-focused attention and comparative self-criticism among adolescents with hypochondriacal beliefs referred to educational counseling centers.conclusions: these findings offer valuable insights for guiding counseling interventions for teenagers with hypochondriacal beliefs.