Dyer Anne, Mayer-Eckhard Lennart, White Andrew J, Alpers Georg W
University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Am J Mens Health. 2015 Mar;9(2):115-23. doi: 10.1177/1557988314531446. Epub 2014 Apr 30.
Men generally have a more positive body image than women. However, the extent to which scars negatively influence men's body image is uncertain. The aim of the current study was to assess body image in men with and without scars while taking scar origin into account (nonsuicidal self-harming injuries [NSSI] vs. accidents or surgery). One hundred and nine men (n = 19 with NSSI) and 185 women (n = 96 with NSSI) filled in multidimensional body image questionnaires. Results indicate that on most clinical subscales women had a significantly more negative body image compared with men. However, within a subsample whose scars resulted from NSSI, gender differences vanished. Among men, scar origin was significantly associated with negative body image after partialling out scar characteristics, age, and borderline symptomatology. The visibility of scars was not associated with more severe body image disturbances. The results of our study indicate that self-inflicted scars adversely affect body image. Although women generally reported having a more negative body image, disturbances in body image should not be neglected among men, especially in those who have self-inflicted scars.
一般来说,男性对自己身体形象的看法比女性更为积极。然而,疤痕对男性身体形象产生负面影响的程度尚不确定。本研究的目的是在考虑疤痕来源(非自杀性自伤[NSSI]与意外事故或手术)的情况下,评估有疤痕和无疤痕男性的身体形象。109名男性(19名有非自杀性自伤)和185名女性(96名有非自杀性自伤)填写了多维身体形象问卷。结果表明,在大多数临床分量表上,女性的身体形象明显比男性更消极。然而,在疤痕由非自杀性自伤导致的子样本中,性别差异消失了。在男性中,排除疤痕特征、年龄和边缘性症状后,疤痕来源与消极的身体形象显著相关。疤痕的可见性与更严重的身体形象障碍无关。我们的研究结果表明,自我造成的疤痕会对身体形象产生不利影响。虽然女性普遍报告身体形象更为消极,但男性的身体形象障碍也不应被忽视,尤其是那些有自我造成疤痕的男性。