Appearance concerns in ophthalmic patients. [PDF]
Eye (Lond), 2011 This study aimed to determine the psychosocial and appearance-related concerns of a sample of ophthalmic patients by measuring a range of psychological, social, and demographic factors.Standardized psychological measures including anxiety, depression, appearance-related distress, self-discrepancy, appearance salience and valence were administered to 98
James H +5 more
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The Effect of Media and Appearance Concern on Appearance Management of Workers [PDF]
Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles, 2007 The purpose of this study is to analyze whether a degree of media and appearance concern have an effect on appearance management of workers, and to analyze difference of appearance management with worker`s men and women. A survey was conducted from September 20 to October 2 in 2006, among worker`s men and women. The 538 subjects were used to statistics,
Eun-Jin Lee
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Appearance concerns are uniquely associated with LPP amplitude to pictures of oneself. [PDF]
Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci, 2022 Abstract A number of psychiatric disorders, including body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and social anxiety disorder, are characterized by heightened appearance concerns and increased cognitive and perceptual biases toward one’s own physical appearance.
Jordan CD +4 more
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Attentional and interpretative biases in appearance concern: An investigation of biases in appearance-related information processing [PDF]
Body Image, 2010 The present study examined associations between high levels of appearance concern and information processing biases in interpretation and attention. An opportunity sample (N=79) categorised ambiguous stimuli as related or unrelated to appearance. Participants then responded to the same stimuli in a modified visual dot-probe task assessing attentional ...
Timothy P Moss, Nichola Rumsey
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“Staying isolated indoors means that nobody sees me”: ontological (in)security and living with significant appearance concerns before, during, and “since” COVID-19 [PDF]
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-BeingPurpose Though a worldwide period of uncertainty (COVID-19) has “ended”, there exists a legacy of maladaptive experiences among people with significant appearance concerns (SAC) that requires care and attention.
Christian Edwards +3 more
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The psychological well-being and appearance concerns of patients presenting with ptosis. [PDF]
Eye (Lond), 2014 Ptosis affects both the function and appearance of the eyes and face, because of drooping of the eyelids. Previous research has focused on functional impairment; however, similar appearance altering eye conditions have been demonstrated to have major impacts on psychosocial functioning.This study examines the psychological well-being and appearance ...
Richards HS +7 more
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Investigating social appearance anxiety, fear of negative evaluation and body image and the use of personal care and cosmetic products during pregnancy [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Women’s rate of personal and cosmetic care product use have increased with the societal increases in social appearance anxiety, fear of negative evaluation, and body image concerns.
Simge Öztürk +2 more
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Associations Between Social Appearance Anxiety, Disordered Eating Attitudes, and Orthorexia Nervosa: A Cross‐Sectional Study [PDF]
Brain and BehaviorObjective Disordered eating attitudes and orthorexia nervosa (ON) represent important public health concerns. Social appearance anxiety may constitute a key psychological factor underlying these patterns.
Zeynep Uzdil +3 more
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Vision-Related Quality of Life and Appearance Concerns Are Associated with Anxiety and Depression after Eye Enucleation: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 To investigate the association of demographic, clinical and psychosocial variables with levels of anxiety and depression in participants wearing an ocular prosthesis after eye enucleation.This cross-sectional study included 195 participants with an ...
Juan Ye +6 more
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Children, 2023 It is widely acknowledged that adolescent females are particularly at risk of low body esteem. Low body esteem is associated with poor mental health and other negative outcomes.
Sharon McIntosh-Dalmedo +3 more
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