Sebri Valeria, Policardo Giulia Rosa, Pravettoni Gabriella
Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
FORLILPSI Department (Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology), University of Florence, Firenze, Italy.
Front Psychol. 2024 Sep 13;15:1443635. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1443635. eCollection 2024.
Psychological interventions are pivotal in enhancing the Quality of Life for breast cancer survivors, with a primary focus on addressing affective and cognitive challenges through group discussions among those diagnosed with the disease. While the influence of Body Image on overall well-being is well-documented, research on interventions specifically designed to address Body Image concerns in this demographic remains scarce. The present study aimed to fill this gap by evaluating the outcomes of a psychological intervention focused on fostering a positive Body Image among 25 breast cancer survivors.
Participants were divided into an experimental group, which received the intervention ( = 13), and a control group that did not receive any psychological support ( = 12).
Our findings highlight significant disparities in emotional regulation strategies, specifically cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression, with the intervention group reporting enhanced emotional regulation. Contrary to initial hypotheses, the analysis unveiled statistically significant differences in both negative (social physique anxiety) and positive (functionality appreciation) body image dimensions, indicating elevated levels of social physique anxiety and reduced functionality appreciation among intervention participants.
The total results may suggest that the intervention, while effective in enhancing emotional regulation, heightened awareness of body image issues, leading to increased social physique anxiety and diminished functionality appreciation. The paper further discusses practical implications arising from these insights.
心理干预对于提高乳腺癌幸存者的生活质量至关重要，主要通过癌症确诊患者之间的小组讨论来应对情感和认知挑战。虽然身体形象对整体幸福感的影响已有充分记录，但针对这一人群专门设计的解决身体形象问题的干预措施的研究仍然很少。本研究旨在通过评估一项针对25名乳腺癌幸存者培养积极身体形象的心理干预的效果来填补这一空白。
参与者被分为接受干预的实验组（n = 13）和未接受任何心理支持的对照组（n = 12）。
我们的研究结果突出了情绪调节策略上的显著差异，特别是认知重评和表达抑制，实验组报告称情绪调节能力有所增强。与最初的假设相反，分析揭示了在负面（社交体型焦虑）和正面（功能欣赏）身体形象维度上均存在统计学上的显著差异，表明干预参与者的社交体型焦虑水平升高，功能欣赏能力下降。
总体结果可能表明，该干预虽然在增强情绪调节方面有效，但提高了对身体形象问题的认识，导致社交体型焦虑增加，功能欣赏能力降低。本文进一步讨论了这些见解所产生的实际影响。
