Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, UK.
J Health Psychol. 2009 Nov;14(8):1105-18. doi: 10.1177/1359105309342470.
This study examined appearance-related distress in patients with acne. One hundred and thirty-two people attending a specialist acne clinic completed questionnaires including the Derriford Appearance Scale and three self-rated acne scales covering more (facial) and less visible (chest, back) acne sites. Women with acne demonstrated greater self-consciousness of appearance and negative self-concept than men. Subjective rating of severity of facial acne was significantly associated with increased social self-consciousness in women, but not in men. Back acne was significantly associated with sexual and bodily self-consciousness of appearance in both men and women. Patients 20 years and above were significantly more likely to suffer appearance-related distress than 16-19-year-olds. Although not a key focus of this study, ethnicity was also implicated in appearance concern arising from acne.
本研究调查了痤疮患者的外貌相关困扰。132 名在皮肤科痤疮诊所就诊的患者完成了问卷调查，其中包括德里福德外貌量表和三个自评痤疮量表，涵盖了更（面部）和更不明显（胸部、背部）的痤疮部位。患有痤疮的女性比男性对外貌更敏感，自我概念更消极。女性面部痤疮严重程度的主观评价与社交自我意识的增加显著相关，而男性则没有。背部痤疮与男女的性和身体外貌自我意识显著相关。20 岁及以上的患者比 16-19 岁的患者更容易出现与外貌相关的困扰。尽管这不是本研究的重点，但种族也与痤疮引起的外貌担忧有关。
