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Body Image and Quality of Life in Adolescents With Craniofacial Conditions
- Source :
- The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. 54(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Objective To evaluate body image in adolescents with and without craniofacial conditions and to examine relationships between body image and quality of life. Design Case-control design. Setting A pediatric hospital's craniofacial center and primary care practices. Participants Seventy adolescents with visible craniofacial conditions and a demographically matched sample of 42 adolescents without craniofacial conditions. Main Outcome Measure Adolescents completed measures of quality of life and body image including satisfaction with weight, facial and overall appearance, investment in appearance (importance of appearance to self-worth), and body image disturbance (appearance-related distress and impairment in functioning). Results Adolescents with craniofacial conditions reported lower appearance investment ( P < .001) and were more likely to report concerns about facial features ( P < .02) compared with nonaffected youth. Females in both groups reported greater investment in appearance, greater body image disturbance, and lower weight satisfaction compared with males ( P < .01). Within both groups, greater body image disturbance was associated with lower quality of life ( P < .01). The two groups did not differ significantly on measures of quality of life, body image disturbance, or satisfaction with appearance. Conclusions Body image and quality of life in adolescents with craniofacial conditions are similar to nonaffected youth. Relationships between body image and quality of life emphasize that appearance perceptions are important to adolescents’ well-being regardless of whether they have a facial disfigurement. Investment in one's appearance may explain variations in body image satisfaction and serve as an intervention target, particularly for females.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Craniofacial abnormality
Primary care
Personal Satisfaction
Body image disturbance
Article
Craniofacial Abnormalities
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
medicine
Body Image
Humans
Matched sample
Craniofacial
030223 otorhinolaryngology
business.industry
Outcome measures
030206 dentistry
medicine.disease
Hospitals, Pediatric
Surgery
Distress
Otorhinolaryngology
Case-Control Studies
Physical therapy
Quality of Life
Female
Oral Surgery
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15451569
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....50744e990d637bab3b3feea2229f271f