Body Image, Media Influences, and Situational Dysphoria in Individuals with Visible Physical Disabilities

• Marios Argyrides ^[1] ; Christiana Koundourou ^[1] ; Athina Angelidou ^[1] ; Elly Anastasiades ^[1]
  1. [1] Neapolis University

     Neapolis University

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• Localización: International Journal of Psychological Research, ISSN 2011-2084, ISSN-e 2011-2084, Vol. 16, Nº. 1, 2023, págs. 78-88
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.21500/20112084.6014
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Imagen corporal, influencias de los medios y disforia situacional enpersonas con discapacidades físicas visibles
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  • español

    La imagen corporal en personas con discapacidades físicas visibles parece ser un área importante de investigación y estudio, que ha recibido poca atención a lo largo de los años. El propósito del presente estudio transversal descriptivo fue investigar las relaciones entre la construcción de la imagen corporal, las posibles influencias de los medios en la satisfacción con la imagen corporal, la autoestima y la nueva variable de disforia situacional de la imagen corporal en personas con discapacidades físicas visibles. Ciento cincuenta y cuatro hombres y mujeres respondieron a las medidas de interés. Los resultados indicaron que la satisfacción con la apariencia, la ansiedad relacionada con el peso, las presiones delos medios y la internalización del ideal de delgadez fueron predictores significativos de la disforia situacional de la imagen corporal. Además, cuando se controla por el tipo de discapacidad, las mujeres enfrentan más dificultades con respecto a solo algunas de las variables de interés. Estos hallazgos tienen implicaciones importantes para la práctica con respecto a las medidas de detección, la educación de los profesionales de la salud, así como los programas de intervención y rehabilitación.

  • English

    Body image in individuals with visible physical disabilities appears to be an important area of research and investigation, which has received little attention over the years. The purpose of the current descriptive, cross-sectional study was to investigate relationships between the body image construct, possible media influences on body image satisfaction, self-esteem, and the novel variable of situational body image dysphoria in individuals with visible physical disabilities. One hundred fifty-four men and women responded to the measures of interest. Results indicated that appearance satisfaction, weight-related anxiety, pressures from the media, and the internalization of the thin ideal were significant predictors of situational body image dysphoria. Additionally, when controlling for type of disability, females face more difficulties concerning only some of the variables of interest. These findings have important implications for practice with regards to screening measures, the education of healthcare professionals, as well as intervention and rehabilitation programs.

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