The Relationship of Body Image with Emotion Regulation, Stress, and Aggression and their Comparison Between Males and Females With Multiple Sclerosis

Farnam, Ali; Marashi, Faride; Sana’tnama, Melika

doi:10.5812/jjcdc.13818

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“…Body image is a dynamic concept corresponding to a sort of internal and innate figure that the individual creates for him/herself in the mind. It is a mental representation that treats the bodily experience from a certain point of view, but also and above all, a cognitive, affective, and metacognitive point of view that can, to a great extent, determine the selfesteem of the individual [34,35]. MS is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases of the central nervous system, which has a disabling nature [36].…”

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The Relationship between Body Image, Disability and Mental Health in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Buono

Corallo

Cardile

et al. 2023

JCM

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Background: Multiple sclerosis is a progressive degenerative disorder that frequently involves the development of physical and emotional changes, including loss of limb function or sensitivity, sexual dysfunction, and cognitive and mood alterations. It is likely that these alterations lead to changes in body aspects. However, knowledge about body image perception in multiple sclerosis is lacking. Purpose: The present study investigated the relationship between body image perception and its correlation with a disability, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and self-esteem. Methods: A total of 100 outpatients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis underwent neurological assessment using the Expanded Disability Status Scale. Participants also completed the Body Image Scale (BIS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). Results: We found a significant positive correlation between body image and disability (r = 0.21; p = 0.03), body image and self-esteem (r = −0.52; p < 0.001), body image and somatization (r = 0.44; p < 0.001), body image and depression (r = 0.57; p < 0.001), and body image and anxiety (r = 0.5; p < 0.001). Conclusions: The body is considered one of the main parts of a person’s identity. Dissatisfaction with one’s own body changes the general evaluation of the “self”. The body image construct has important health outcomes and should be studied more in patients with multiple sclerosis.

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The Relationship between Body Image, Disability and Mental Health in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

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Cardile

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“…Different environmental stimuli are combined with various mental and psychological processes, resulting in distinct forms of aggression (6,7). There is ample evidence that aggression is a major risk factor for delinquency and behavioral disorders (8,9).…”

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Relationship Between Reactive Aggression in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children and Attitudes Toward Having a Disabled Child Mediated by Maternal Chronic Fatigue: A Structural Equation Model

Raeisi,

Safarzadeh,

Bakhtiarpour

et al. 2024

Jundishapur J Chronic Dis Care

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Background: Deafness and hearing loss can pose adverse developmental consequences in communicative, cognitive, and socioemotional areas for both the child and parents. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of maternal chronic fatigue in the relationship between the reactive aggression of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and attitudes toward having a disabled child. Methods: This study employed a descriptive correlational research design. The statistical population of this study consisted of mothers of all deaf and hard-of-hearing elementary students in special centers for such children in Ahvaz, Iran, of whom 202 mothers were selected as the sample through convenience sampling. Data collection was performed using the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Scale, Attitudes of Parents with Special Needs Children toward Their Children Scale, and Chalder Fatigue Scale. The proposed model was examined using structural equation modeling (SEM), and indirect relationships between the research variables were tested by bootstrapping. Results: The mean and standard deviation (SD) of reactive aggression, attitudes toward having a disabled child, and maternal chronic fatigue were 20.37 ± 4.84, 73.16 ± 14.66, and 21.47 ± 6.12, respectively. The results showed a significant relationship between attitudes toward having a disabled child and maternal chronic fatigue and between maternal chronic fatigue and reactive aggression in children (P < 0.001). Nevertheless, no significant relationship was observed between attitudes toward having a disabled child and reactive aggression in children. The results also indicated that maternal chronic fatigue mediated the indirect relationship between attitudes toward having a disabled child and reactive aggression in deaf and hard-of-hearing children (P < 0.001). Conclusions: The study findings suggested that the finalized model was well fitted to the data; therefore, it can be used to identify the maternal factors causing reactive aggression in deaf and hard-of-hearing children.

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“…Although the onset is usually between 20 and 40 years, this disease can occur at any age (5). MS affects different aspects of a patient's life and causes the patient to experience severe stress (6). Hence, the patient must be trained in effective strategies for adapting to the disease to keep living.…”

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Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Anxiety Sensitivity in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Khalili

Hosseini

Sabahi

2023

Jundishapur J Chronic Dis Care

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Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic condition that can seriously impact a patient’s functions and quality of life. Mindfulness-based meditation as a clinical intervention can positively affect the emotional and physical states of patients with MS. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the role of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on anxiety sensitivity in patients with MS. Methods: This quasi-experimental study adopted a pretest-posttest, control group design with follow-up. The statistical population included the women with MS who enrolled in the Tehran MS Society. Convenience sampling was employed to select 30 participants who were assigned randomly to an experimental group and a control group (15 members per group). The experimental group received MBCT (for eight 90-minute sessions), whereas the control group received no interventions. The Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI) was used for data collection, and repeated measures ANCOVA was adopted for data analysis. Results: The mean age of women was 37.21 ± 5.78 years. Also, the duration of the disease in the participants was 5.81 ± 2.43 years. The mean ± standard deviation (SD) of the pretest, posttest, and follow-up scores of anxiety sensitivity in the experimental group were101.66 ± 2.63, 93.86 ± 3.11 and 94.00 ± 3.62, respectively, which in the posttest and follow-up was significantly different from the control groups (P < 0.001). The MBCT significantly improved anxiety sensitivity components in the experimental group compared to the control group. This significant difference was also observed during the follow-up period (P < 0.001). Conclusions: The MBCT helped alleviate anxiety sensitivity in women with MS. Therefore, psychotherapists can use MBCT as an effective intervention in improving anxiety sensitivity in women with MS.

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The Relationship of Body Image with Emotion Regulation, Stress, and Aggression and their Comparison Between Males and Females With Multiple Sclerosis

Cited by 8 publications

References 16 publications

The Relationship between Body Image, Disability and Mental Health in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

The Relationship between Body Image, Disability and Mental Health in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Relationship Between Reactive Aggression in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children and Attitudes Toward Having a Disabled Child Mediated by Maternal Chronic Fatigue: A Structural Equation Model

Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Anxiety Sensitivity in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

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