Associations between body dysmorphic symptoms, body image and self-consciousness in a representative population sample

作者：Daig Isolde; Burkert Silke; Albani Cornelia; Martin Alexandra; Braehler Elmar

来源：Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie, 2008, 58(1): 16-22.

DOI：10.1055/s-2007-970945

• body dysmorphic symptoms
• body image
• self-consciousness

This study investigates the association between body image and body dysmorphic symptoms in the population by taking different kinds of self-consciousness into account. Body dysmorphic symptoms are characterized by a distressing and impairing preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in appearance. A representative sample of 1621 persons in Germany was examined with screening instruments for body image, body dysmorphic symptoms and self-consciousness. Women reported more body dysmorphic symptoms and higher self-consciousness than men. People with body dysmorphic symptoms reported a more negative body image and higher self-consciousness. Different aspects of self-consciousness moderated the association between body dysmorphic symptoms and negative body image. Results were discussed towards hypotheses of affect modulation and depression tendency of patients with body dysmorphic symptoms.

• 出版日期2008-1
• 单位河北医科大学