Appearance-related concerns and their impact on health-related quality of life in patients with peripheral vascular malformations

Stor, Merel L.E.; Lokhorst, Max M.; Horbach, Sophie E.R.; Young-Afat, DA; Spuls, Phyllis I.; Horst, Chantal M.A.M. van der

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2022.08.042

Cited by 5 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 30 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The items of the scale include positive subscale items (e.g., Understanding of aspects I do not like) and negative subscale items (e.g., Other people happier than I am). The scale is divided into six dimensions: Self-Kindness Items ( 2 , 6 ), Self-Judgment Items ( 11 , 12 ), Common Humanity Items ( 5 , 10 ), Isolation Items ( 4 , 8 ), Mindfulness Items ( 3 , 7 ), Over-identified Items ( 1 , 9 ). Higher scores indicate a higher degree of self-compassion.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Among the range of psychiatric disorders, social anxiety is widely regarded within the literature as most related to appearance anxiety. For example, studies have found that dissatisfaction with appearance can significantly affect social interactions ( 8 ) and increase the risk of social anxiety ( 9 ) or other psychiatric problems ( 10 ). Appearance anxiety is not limited to dissatisfaction with weight and appearance, but also negative perceptions of height can lead to social anxiety ( 11 ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Appearance anxiety and social anxiety: A mediated model of self-compassion

Gao

Feng

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundPrevious studies have focused on the comorbidity of appearance anxiety and social anxiety, but few studies have focused on the protective role of self-compassion as underlying this mechanism, in young people like University students. With the increase of prevalence of appearance anxiety and social anxiety in this age group, it is necessary to explore factors that can buffer against the symptoms of these disorders. Therefore, the aims of this study were to research the effect of appearance anxiety and social anxiety, then to examine whether self-compassion has a protective effect on social anxiety.MethodThe study was cross-sectional and conducted online from October 2021 to November 2021 in Jilin Province, China. A total of 63 Universities in the province participated in this study, totaling 96,218 participants, of which 40,065 were males (41.64%) and 56,153 females (58.36%), the mean age of the sample was 19.59 (±1.74). The Appearance Anxiety Scale-Brief Version was used to measure appearance anxiety. The Social Anxiety subscale of the Self-Consciousness Scale was used to measure social anxiety. The Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form was used to measure self-compassion. A structural equation model (SEM) was run to examine the mediating effect of self-compassion on the relationship between appearance anxiety and social anxiety.ResultOverall, appearance anxiety was positively associated with social anxiety [β = 0.334, 95% CI = (0.328, 0.341), p < 0.001], and self-compassion could mediate the effect of appearance anxiety on social anxiety [β = 0.128, 95% CI = (0.124, 0.132), p < 0.001]. Self-compassion played a partial mediating role between appearance anxiety and social anxiety.ConclusionIndividuals with high appearance anxiety are also at higher risk of social anxiety, but self-compassion can buffer against this relationship. These findings begin to explore novel approaches to treat social anxiety and can provide valuable insights for self-compassion training.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Appearance anxiety and social anxiety: A mediated model of self-compassion

Gao

Feng

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Individuals who are dissatisfied with their appearance may be more introverted, pessimistic, insecure, and uncomfortable in social situations [ 11 , 12 , 13 ]. More direct evidence shows that dissatisfaction with appearance can significantly affect social interactions [ 14 ] and increase social anxiety [ 15 ]. Despite scholars discussing the association between appearance anxiety and social anxiety among college students, the underlying mechanism that connects the two remains unclear.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effect of Appearance Anxiety on Social Anxiety among College Students: Sequential Mediating Effects of Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem

Liao,

Xia,

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Social anxiety is a serious psychological problem prevalent among Chinese college students, and appearance anxiety plays an important role in its development. Although some studies have explored the relationship between the two, the mediating mechanism is unclear. This study constructed a sequential mediation model based on the cognitive–behavioral theory of body image disorder and social phobia to explore the mediating role of self-efficacy and self-esteem. A total of 234 college students were recruited using the convenience sampling method, including 68 males (29.10%) and 166 females (70.90%), with an average age of 21.25 years (SD = 1.75). Data were collected using the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, the Self-Esteem Scale, and the Interaction Anxiety Scale. The study’s results demonstrated a significant and positive predictive relationship between appearance anxiety and social anxiety (effect = 0.21, SE = 0.04, 95% CI = [0.13, 0.29], p < 0.001). Appearance anxiety not only directly affects social anxiety but also has three indirect paths affecting social anxiety: the independent mediating effect of self-efficacy (effect = 0.03, SE = 0.01, 95% CI = [0.00, 0.06], p < 0.001), the independent mediating effect of self-esteem (effect = 0.03, SE = 0.02, 95% CI = [0.01, 0.07], p < 0.001), and the serial mediation effect of self-efficacy and self-esteem (effect = 0.01, SE = 0.01, 95% CI = [0.00, 0.03], p < 0.001). Direct and indirect effects accounted for 73.81% and 26.19% of the total effect, respectively. These findings provide new perspectives on the intervention with and treatment of social anxiety in college students.

show abstract

Update December 2022

Blei¹

2022

Lymphatic Research and Biology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Appearance-related concerns and their impact on health-related quality of life in patients with peripheral vascular malformations

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

Appearance anxiety and social anxiety: A mediated model of self-compassion

Appearance anxiety and social anxiety: A mediated model of self-compassion

The Effect of Appearance Anxiety on Social Anxiety among College Students: Sequential Mediating Effects of Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem

Update December 2022

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About