Adults with congenital or acquired facial disfigurement: Impact of appearance on social functioning

Elzen, Marijke E.P. van den; Versnel, Sarah L.; Hovius, Steven E.R.; Passchier, Jan; Duivenvoorden, Hugo J.; Mathijssen, Irene M.J.

doi:10.1016/j.jcms.2012.02.010

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“…Decreased social interaction. Some studies (Bogart et al, 2012;Bonanno and Esmaeli, 2012;Costa et al, 2014;Masnari et al, 2013;Van den Elzen et al, 2012) reported that, as a result of the mentioned consequences of stigma such as negative perceptions of one's own appearance, perception of reduced societal acceptance and emotional distress, most individuals with disfigurement reported avoiding any social interaction at all for fear of being stigmatised or embarrassed by the way they look. As a result, especially among adolescents and children, they failed to develop the necessary social skills to function in society, which would lead to even bigger social problems and social anxiety that could persist until adulthood.…”

Section: Consequences Of the Stigma Within The Individualmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Community. Several studies (Bonanno and Esmaeli, 2012;Costa et al, 2014;Masnari et al, 2013;Prior and O'Dell, 2009;Roberts and Shute, 2011;Van den Elzen et al, 2012) outlined the importance of providing community awareness programmes to promote wider understanding of the disease that individuals suffered from and how to deal with people with disfigurement.…”

Section: Positive Social Influences To Copingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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People living with facial disfigurement after having had noma disease: A systematic review of the literature

Wali¹,

Regmi

2016

J Health Psychol

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Noma disease often results in impairment, morbidity and severe facial disfigurement. This article reports a systematic review of literatures published between 2006 and 2015 to establish existing knowledge about social stigma associated with facial disfigurements. Five databases were searched and 114 citations were screened, of which only 15 met the relevant criteria. Titles and abstracts of the retrieved articles were independently reviewed. The research was heterogeneous; therefore, overall synthesis using meta-analysis was inappropriate. It can be seen that the review demonstrates that facial disfigurements are far more complex than was previously thought.

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Section: Consequences Of the Stigma Within The Individualmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Positive Social Influences To Copingmentioning

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People living with facial disfigurement after having had noma disease: A systematic review of the literature

Wali¹,

Regmi

2016

J Health Psychol

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“…Their facial appearance interferes with personal life, employability, and social interaction. Many investigations have shown that these disfiguring conditions can lead to various psychosocial problems such as high level of social anxiety and social avoidance, and poorer quality of life [ 11 - 13 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Psychological impact of visible differences in patients with congenital craniofacial anomalies

Singh

Moss

2015

Prog Orthod.

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BackgroundPatients with craniofacial anomalies often have appearance concerns and related social anxiety which can affect their quality of life. This study assessed the psychological impact of facial and dental appearance in patients with craniofacial anomalies in comparison to a general population control group.MethodsThe study involved 102 adult patients (51% male) with congenital craniofacial anomalies and 102 controls (49% male). Both groups completed the Nepali version of Derriford Appearance Scale (DAS) and the Psychological Impact of Dental Aesthetic Questionnaire (PIDAQ) in a clinical setting to assess appearance-related distress, avoidance, and anxiety.ResultsThere was a significant difference between patients and controls on both PIDAQ (mean score for patients 33.25 ± 9.45 while for controls 27.52 ± 5.67, p < 0.001) and DAS59 scores (mean score for patients 159.16 ± 31.54 while for controls 77.64 ± 6.57, p < 0.001), indicating that patients experienced greater negative psychological impact of living with their appearance (PIDAQ) and more appearance-related distress (DAS) than controls. DAS scores were not associated with gender. There was no association of the place of residence (rural vs. urban) with PIDAQ or DAS59 scores.ConclusionsThere is a significant psychological impact of altered facial and dental appearance in patients with craniofacial anomalies compared to controls. There was no effect of locality (rural/urban) on the psychological impact of facial and dental appearance in patients.

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“…As a part of being an important part of the personality structures of the individuals in the socialization process, their appearance also has an important place. It has been determined that external research influences the social status and perception of the individual [1,2].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The fact that external appearance becomes an important factor in the socialization of individuals leads them to attach more importance to the external appearances of the individuals, so; this situation triggers the of social appearance anxiety in the individuals [3,2].…”

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An Examination of the Relationship between the Social Appearance Anxiety and Conscious Awareness

Şar¹

2018

ujer

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This research examines the relationship between social appearance anxiety and conscious awareness level of university students based on descriptive type relational screening in terms of various variables. The sample of the research is composed of 295 university students studying at Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University. The data were collected via The Personal Information Form which was developed by researchers (KBF), Conscious Awarness Questionnaire, and the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SSI). The obtained data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences package program. According to the findings, there is no statistically significant difference between gender and social appearance anxiety, and conscious awareness levels of the university students. In addition to this, it was found that there is no significant difference between the class level of the participants and social appearance anxiety, and conscious awareness levels of the university students. Finally, the results show that there is a significant difference between age and the Conscious Awareness variable, and the averages of the social appearance anxiety, and conscious awareness levels of the participants.

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Adults with congenital or acquired facial disfigurement: Impact of appearance on social functioning

Cited by 55 publications

References 37 publications

People living with facial disfigurement after having had noma disease: A systematic review of the literature

People living with facial disfigurement after having had noma disease: A systematic review of the literature

Psychological impact of visible differences in patients with congenital craniofacial anomalies

An Examination of the Relationship between the Social Appearance Anxiety and Conscious Awareness

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