The contribution of multidimensional perfectionism and aesthetic sensitivity to the prediction of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns in a community sample
Background: Body image concerns exist on a continuum in the community, and can include dysmorphic as well as appearance-related symmetry concerns. The current study aimed to investigate the contribution of perfectionism and aesthetic sensitivity to the prediction of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns....
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| description | Background: Body image concerns exist on a continuum in the community, and can include dysmorphic as well as appearance-related symmetry concerns. The current study aimed to investigate the contribution of perfectionism and aesthetic sensitivity to the prediction of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns. Method: Respondents were 343 individuals from the community. Basic demographic and mental health information (e.g. negative emotions) was collected. Online measures assessing dysmorphic concerns, including the presence and nature of symmetry concerns, multidimensional perfectionism and an aesthetic sensitivity task were completed. Two regressions (hierarchical and logistic) examined predictors of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns. Results: Up to 42.9% and 53.9% of respondents respectively reported dysmorphic and symmetry concerns. The latter affected the breasts/chest, teeth, nose, and eyebrows. Socially-prescribed perfectionism significantly predicted dysmorphic and symmetry concerns, with self-oriented perfectionism also predicting symmetry concerns. Aesthetic sensitivity was not a significant predictor. Conclusion: Symmetry concerns may be widespread in the community. Socially-prescribed perfectionism might be a viable therapeutic target for dysmorphic and symmetry concerns. Replication studies in clinical cohorts are needed to corroborate whether these trends extend to the clinical end of the body image spectrum. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f7337aba0464fc6a1f1ddbbf13847d62022-12-22T04:41:09ZengElsevierCurrent Research in Behavioral Sciences2666-51822022-01-013100079The contribution of multidimensional perfectionism and aesthetic sensitivity to the prediction of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns in a community sampleWei Lin Toh0Madeleine Mangano1Sandy Lam2Susan L. Rossell3Centre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Corresponding author at: Centre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia.Centre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaCentre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaCentre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Psychiatry, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaBackground: Body image concerns exist on a continuum in the community, and can include dysmorphic as well as appearance-related symmetry concerns. The current study aimed to investigate the contribution of perfectionism and aesthetic sensitivity to the prediction of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns. Method: Respondents were 343 individuals from the community. Basic demographic and mental health information (e.g. negative emotions) was collected. Online measures assessing dysmorphic concerns, including the presence and nature of symmetry concerns, multidimensional perfectionism and an aesthetic sensitivity task were completed. Two regressions (hierarchical and logistic) examined predictors of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns. Results: Up to 42.9% and 53.9% of respondents respectively reported dysmorphic and symmetry concerns. The latter affected the breasts/chest, teeth, nose, and eyebrows. Socially-prescribed perfectionism significantly predicted dysmorphic and symmetry concerns, with self-oriented perfectionism also predicting symmetry concerns. Aesthetic sensitivity was not a significant predictor. Conclusion: Symmetry concerns may be widespread in the community. Socially-prescribed perfectionism might be a viable therapeutic target for dysmorphic and symmetry concerns. Replication studies in clinical cohorts are needed to corroborate whether these trends extend to the clinical end of the body image spectrum.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666518222000146Self-oriented perfectionismSocially-prescribed perfectionismBody dysmorphic disorder |
| spellingShingle | Wei Lin Toh Madeleine Mangano Sandy Lam Susan L. Rossell The contribution of multidimensional perfectionism and aesthetic sensitivity to the prediction of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns in a community sample Current Research in Behavioral Sciences Self-oriented perfectionism Socially-prescribed perfectionism Body dysmorphic disorder |
| title | The contribution of multidimensional perfectionism and aesthetic sensitivity to the prediction of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns in a community sample |
| title_full | The contribution of multidimensional perfectionism and aesthetic sensitivity to the prediction of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns in a community sample |
| title_fullStr | The contribution of multidimensional perfectionism and aesthetic sensitivity to the prediction of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns in a community sample |
| title_full_unstemmed | The contribution of multidimensional perfectionism and aesthetic sensitivity to the prediction of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns in a community sample |
| title_short | The contribution of multidimensional perfectionism and aesthetic sensitivity to the prediction of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns in a community sample |
| title_sort | contribution of multidimensional perfectionism and aesthetic sensitivity to the prediction of dysmorphic and symmetry concerns in a community sample |
| topic | Self-oriented perfectionism Socially-prescribed perfectionism Body dysmorphic disorder |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666518222000146 |
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