Marcin Rzeszutek1, Katarzyna Podkowa2, Małgorzata Pięta2, Daniel Pankowski3, Sylwia Cyran-Stemplewska4. 1. Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00-183, Warsaw, Poland. marcin.rzeszutek@psych.uw.edu.pl. 2. Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00-183, Warsaw, Poland. 3. Faculty of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Okopowa 59, 01-043, Warsaw, Poland. 4. The Jan Kochanowski University, Żeromskiego 5, 25-369, Kielce, Poland.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of the study was first to examine the heterogeneity of body image and resources, as described by the conservation of resources theory (COR), in a sample of psoriatic patients and explore whether heterogeneity within these variables explains the possible differences in levels of life satisfaction among the participants. Second, we aimed to investigate if life satisfaction level among the observed profiles of psoriatic patients, extracted on the basis of their body image and resources, differed from that of the healthy comparison group. METHODS: The sample consisted of 735 participants, including 355 adults with a medical diagnosis of psoriasis and 380 healthy adults recruited from a non-clinical general population. Participants filled the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire and the COR evaluation questionnaire. RESULTS: Latent profile analysis revealed four classes of psoriatic patients with different levels of resources and body image. The group with the highest level of resources and the most positive body image did not differ from the healthy comparison group regarding satisfaction with life. The group with the lowest level of resources and the most negative body image was characterized by the lowest satisfaction with life. CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study may change the simplifying trend that highlights the traditionally very poor well-being of psoriatic patients. Moreover, the discovery of specific profiles of these patients, which differ with regard to psychological variables, can lead to rethinking contemporary forms of psychological counselling in psoriatic patients.
PURPOSE: The aim of the study was first to examine the heterogeneity of body image and resources, as described by the conservation of resources theory (COR), in a sample of psoriaticpatients and explore whether heterogeneity within these variables explains the possible differences in levels of life satisfaction among the participants. Second, we aimed to investigate if life satisfaction level among the observed profiles of psoriaticpatients, extracted on the basis of their body image and resources, differed from that of the healthy comparison group. METHODS: The sample consisted of 735 participants, including 355 adults with a medical diagnosis of psoriasis and 380 healthy adults recruited from a non-clinical general population. Participants filled the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire and the COR evaluation questionnaire. RESULTS: Latent profile analysis revealed four classes of psoriaticpatients with different levels of resources and body image. The group with the highest level of resources and the most positive body image did not differ from the healthy comparison group regarding satisfaction with life. The group with the lowest level of resources and the most negative body image was characterized by the lowest satisfaction with life. CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study may change the simplifying trend that highlights the traditionally very poor well-being of psoriaticpatients. Moreover, the discovery of specific profiles of these patients, which differ with regard to psychological variables, can lead to rethinking contemporary forms of psychological counselling in psoriaticpatients.
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Keywords:
Body image; Latent profile analysis; Life satisfaction; Psoriasis; Resources
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