Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Department of Dermatology, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
Northern Skin Specialist Clinic, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia. 2020 Jan;75(1):18-23.
People often judge others and make decisions based on the physical appearance of an individual. This study assesses the perception and psychosocial judgment on patients with acne vulgaris compared to those with clear skin.
This survey was conducted in Penang from October 2016 to June 2017. Respondents were those who were ≥18 years. The survey was conducted using a questionnaire which consists of three randomly selected facial pictures, with at least one acne skin and one clear skin picture.
A total of 435 respondents were recruited. Two third of the respondents (76%) suffered or had suffered from acne. The skin was the first thing noticed by 76.1% respondents when viewing pictures with acne compared with 24.8% with clear skin (p <0.05). People with acne were perceived as being unattractive, sad, lonely, distant, unhealthy, disheveled and shy as compared to people with clear skin (p<0.05). People with clear skin were perceived to be healthier, confident, happy, attractive, successful and intelligent (p<0.05). Respondents were more willing to engage socially with people with clear skin rather than those with acne skin. A significantly higher proportion of respondents were likely to hire or vote for those with clear skin as compared to acne skin. People with acne were also perceived to have a lower educational level and poorer leadership quality.
The results of this survey showed that there were significantly negative perception and psychological judgement toward individuals with acne vulgaris. These negative impacts may affect social life of the acne sufferers, their prospect of employment and career opportunities.
人们常常根据个体的外貌来判断和做出决策。本研究评估了与皮肤光滑者相比，人们对寻常痤疮患者的感知和心理判断。
本调查于 2016 年 10 月至 2017 年 6 月在槟城进行。受访者年龄≥18 岁。调查采用问卷进行，问卷包括三张随机选择的面部照片，至少有一张痤疮皮肤和一张皮肤光滑的照片。
共招募了 435 名受访者。三分之二（76%）的受访者患有或曾患有痤疮。与皮肤光滑者（24.8%）相比，有 76.1%的受访者在观看有痤疮的照片时首先注意到皮肤（p<0.05）。与皮肤光滑者相比，有痤疮者被认为不吸引人、悲伤、孤独、冷漠、不健康、蓬头垢面和害羞（p<0.05）。皮肤光滑者被认为更健康、自信、快乐、有吸引力、成功和聪明（p<0.05）。受访者更愿意与皮肤光滑者而不是痤疮患者进行社交。与痤疮患者相比，有更高比例的受访者更愿意雇用或投票给皮肤光滑者。有痤疮的人也被认为教育程度较低，领导素质较差。
本调查结果表明，人们对寻常痤疮患者存在明显的负面看法和心理判断。这些负面影响可能会影响痤疮患者的社交生活、就业前景和职业机会。
