Attitudes Towards Appearance and Body-Related Stigma Among Young Women With Obesity and Psoriasis

The goal of this study was to investigate the role of the subjective assessment of one's body image in the relationship between objective indices of appearance and perceived stigma in young women affected by obesity and psoriasis. These are chronic diseases that decrease one's physical att...

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Autores principales:	Natalia Mazurkiewicz, Jarosław Krefta, Małgorzata Lipowska
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	body attitude body image body stigma obesity skin disease Psychiatry RC435-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2539ba4bf68d4b4eb8335266bcc0c4b02021-11-11T05:36:49ZAttitudes Towards Appearance and Body-Related Stigma Among Young Women With Obesity and Psoriasis1664-064010.3389/fpsyt.2021.788439https://doaj.org/article/2539ba4bf68d4b4eb8335266bcc0c4b02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.788439/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-0640The goal of this study was to investigate the role of the subjective assessment of one's body image in the relationship between objective indices of appearance and perceived stigma in young women affected by obesity and psoriasis. These are chronic diseases that decrease one's physical attractiveness and are associated with stigmas related to body defects. A total of 188 women in early adulthood took part in the study (M = 25.58; SD = 2.90), including obese women (n = 54), women suffering from psoriasis (n = 57), and a control group (n = 77). The participants completed the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire, Perceived Stigmatisation Questionnaire, and a socio-demographic questionnaire. Anthropometric data were gathered using a body composition analyzer. Objective parameters of body shape were calculated (WHR and ICO). Subjective assessment of one's body and attitudes towards one's body were found to influence perceived stigma, independently of the condition causing the stigma and of the objective appearance of the participant. This study did not support the existence of a relationship between parameters regarding body shape and sense of stigma, even when subjective body assessment acted as a moderator. At the same time, body mass was a strong predictor of levels of perceived stigma. Women affected with obesity perceived a higher level of stigma than the other groups. The severity of psoriasis did not impact the perceived stigma. Moreover, women with psoriasis assessed their health—as a part of the assessment of their bodies—the highest, which may explain the lower perceived stigma in this group.Natalia MazurkiewiczJarosław KreftaMałgorzata LipowskaFrontiers Media S.A.articlebody attitudebody imagebody stigmaobesityskin diseasePsychiatryRC435-571ENFrontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	body attitude body image body stigma obesity skin disease Psychiatry RC435-571 Natalia Mazurkiewicz Jarosław Krefta Małgorzata Lipowska Attitudes Towards Appearance and Body-Related Stigma Among Young Women With Obesity and Psoriasis
description	The goal of this study was to investigate the role of the subjective assessment of one's body image in the relationship between objective indices of appearance and perceived stigma in young women affected by obesity and psoriasis. These are chronic diseases that decrease one's physical attractiveness and are associated with stigmas related to body defects. A total of 188 women in early adulthood took part in the study (M = 25.58; SD = 2.90), including obese women (n = 54), women suffering from psoriasis (n = 57), and a control group (n = 77). The participants completed the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire, Perceived Stigmatisation Questionnaire, and a socio-demographic questionnaire. Anthropometric data were gathered using a body composition analyzer. Objective parameters of body shape were calculated (WHR and ICO). Subjective assessment of one's body and attitudes towards one's body were found to influence perceived stigma, independently of the condition causing the stigma and of the objective appearance of the participant. This study did not support the existence of a relationship between parameters regarding body shape and sense of stigma, even when subjective body assessment acted as a moderator. At the same time, body mass was a strong predictor of levels of perceived stigma. Women affected with obesity perceived a higher level of stigma than the other groups. The severity of psoriasis did not impact the perceived stigma. Moreover, women with psoriasis assessed their health—as a part of the assessment of their bodies—the highest, which may explain the lower perceived stigma in this group.
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author	Natalia Mazurkiewicz Jarosław Krefta Małgorzata Lipowska
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title	Attitudes Towards Appearance and Body-Related Stigma Among Young Women With Obesity and Psoriasis
title_short	Attitudes Towards Appearance and Body-Related Stigma Among Young Women With Obesity and Psoriasis
title_full	Attitudes Towards Appearance and Body-Related Stigma Among Young Women With Obesity and Psoriasis
title_fullStr	Attitudes Towards Appearance and Body-Related Stigma Among Young Women With Obesity and Psoriasis
title_full_unstemmed	Attitudes Towards Appearance and Body-Related Stigma Among Young Women With Obesity and Psoriasis
title_sort	attitudes towards appearance and body-related stigma among young women with obesity and psoriasis
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
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Attitudes Towards Appearance and Body-Related Stigma Among Young Women With Obesity and Psoriasis

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