Although body image is central to the etiological models of anorexia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder, studies comparing body image and beliefs about attractiveness between the disorders are rare. Sixty-nine individuals (anorexia nervosa: n=24, body dysmorphic disorder: n=23, healthy controls: n=22) completed self-report measures (body image and general psychopathology), diagnostic intervie...

background: the findings of many studies confirm that obesity includes social stigma. stigma involves several stereotypes that have negative psychosocial effects. the goal of this study was to evaluate the experience of social stigma in obese women with emphasis on their coping strategies. methods: after the interview was done in the department with 24 sleeve female candidate, their narratives ...

Background body image; breast neoplasms; adaptation psychological; optimism; psychological distress Participants and procedure This cross-sectional study included eighty-seven women with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, who answered in-struments that assessed sociodemographic clinical issues, optimism, coping, concerns image psycholog-ical distress. Bayesian statistics were performed to test the...

background: any defect in the extremities of the body can affect different life aspects. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of roy’s adaptation model-guided education on coping strategies of the veterans with lower extremities amputation. methods: in a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial, 60 veterans with lower extremities amputation referring to kowsar orthot...

background: thalassemia is a chronic disease with serious clinical and psychological challenges. the incidence of thalassemia in a family member may cause a psychological crisis in all family members and in this case coping strategies are required. this clinical trial study aimed to determine the impact of training coping strategies on their use by major thalassemic adolescents referred to dast...

The need to study the positive aspects of body image led to the design of the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS). The aim of the present study was to develop a Spanish adaptation of the BAS for adolescents, testing its factor structure, construct validity and any differences between girls and boys. Participants were 312 adolescents aged between 12 and 20; there were 148 females and 164 males. The va...