Relationship between Body-Image and Self-Consciousness

Theron, Wilhelmina H.; Nel, Elizabeth M.; Lubbe, Andandria J.

doi:10.2466/pms.1991.73.3.979

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“…Social evaluation concerns and social withdrawal have been associated with negative body image [54], [55]. Social anxiety and avoidance is also common among people with BDD [56].…”

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Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder Associated with Abnormal Bodily Self-Awareness? A Study Using the Rubber Hand Illusion

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Evidence from past research suggests that behaviours and characteristics related to body dissatisfaction may be associated with greater instability of perceptual body image, possibly due to problems in the integration of body-related multisensory information. We investigated whether people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a condition characterised by body image disturbances, demonstrated enhanced susceptibility to the rubber hand illusion (RHI), which arises as a result of multisensory integration processes when a rubber hand and the participant's hidden real hand are stimulated in synchrony. Overall, differences in RHI experience between the BDD group and healthy and schizophrenia control groups (n = 17 in each) were not significant. RHI strength, however, was positively associated with body dissatisfaction and related tendencies. For the healthy control group, proprioceptive drift towards the rubber hand was observed following synchronous but not asynchronous stimulation, a typical pattern when inducing the RHI. Similar drifts in proprioceptive awareness occurred for the BDD group irrespective of whether stimulation was synchronous or not. These results are discussed in terms of possible abnormalities in visual processing and multisensory integration among people with BDD.

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“…Social evaluation concerns and social withdrawal have been associated with negative body image [54], [55]. Social anxiety and avoidance is also common among people with BDD [56].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder Associated with Abnormal Bodily Self-Awareness? A Study Using the Rubber Hand Illusion

et al. 2014

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“…However, research has shown that generalized body self-consciousness is not exclusive to women (e.g., Theron, Nel, & Lubbe, 1991). Including men and women in this study was worthwhile for two main reasons.…”

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The Impact of Sexually Objectifying Media Exposure on Negative Body Emotions and Sexual Self-Perceptions: Investigating the Mediating Role of Body Self-Consciousness

Aubrey¹

2007

Mass Communication and Society

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“…An individual's perception of his/her physical appearance has been linked to social anxiety; individuals who perceive themselves as unattractive (but do not necessarily have BDD) tend to have more social anxiety (Leary & Kowalski, 1995). Further, negative body image is related to greater social introversion (Archer & Cash, 1985) and public self-consciousness (Theron, Nel, & Lubbe, 1991).…”

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Social anxiety in body dysmorphic disorder

Pinto

Phillips

2005

Body Image

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Although clinical impressions suggest that patients with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) experience distress in social situations, social anxiety in BDD has received little investigation. This study examined social anxiety in 81 patients with BDD and change in social anxiety with pharmacotherapy. Subjects completed the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS) and were assessed with measures of BDD symptomatology. Participants in a placebo-controlled fluoxetine trial completed measures at baseline and endpoint. The mean SADS score was 1.3 SD units higher than nonclinical sample means but consistent with other clinical sample means. Social anxiety was significantly correlated with BDD severity. Greater depressive symptoms as well as comorbid avoidant personality disorder, but not comorbid social phobia, were also associated with higher SADS scores. Social anxiety did not improve more with fluoxetine than placebo, yet it improved significantly more in fluoxetine responders than in nonresponders. Understanding social anxiety in BDD has implications for reducing rates of misdiagnosis and treatment dropout.

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Relationship between Body-Image and Self-Consciousness

Cited by 15 publications

References 10 publications

Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder Associated with Abnormal Bodily Self-Awareness? A Study Using the Rubber Hand Illusion

Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder Associated with Abnormal Bodily Self-Awareness? A Study Using the Rubber Hand Illusion

The Impact of Sexually Objectifying Media Exposure on Negative Body Emotions and Sexual Self-Perceptions: Investigating the Mediating Role of Body Self-Consciousness

Social anxiety in body dysmorphic disorder

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