Psychosocial health and psychological adjustment in adolescents and young adults with congenital melanocytic nevi: Analysis of self-reports
This study assessed self-reported health-related quality of life and psychological adjustment in 43 adolescents and young adults (ages in years: 14–24, M = 17.6, SD = 2.2) with congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) and examined associations with sociodemographic variables, characteristics of the CMN, pe...
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| author | Ornella Masnari Ornella Masnari Kathrin Neuhaus Kathrin Neuhaus Clemens Schiestl Clemens Schiestl Markus A. Landolt Markus A. Landolt Markus A. Landolt |
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| description | This study assessed self-reported health-related quality of life and psychological adjustment in 43 adolescents and young adults (ages in years: 14–24, M = 17.6, SD = 2.2) with congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) and examined associations with sociodemographic variables, characteristics of the CMN, perceived social reactions, and cognitive emotion regulation strategies. Outcome measures included the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ 4.0 and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Findings suggest impaired psychosocial health and psychological adjustment in youth with CMN compared to community norms. Impairments were associated with higher age of participants, lower socioeconomic status, visibility of the skin lesion, perceived stigmatization, poorer perceived social support, and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (self-blame, rumination, and catastrophizing), but not with sex of participants, extent of the skin lesion, and surgical removal of the nevus. Implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6fbbd672b94c4fb68aa148b2476cae7a2022-12-22T03:46:33ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-08-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.911830911830Psychosocial health and psychological adjustment in adolescents and young adults with congenital melanocytic nevi: Analysis of self-reportsOrnella Masnari0Ornella Masnari1Kathrin Neuhaus2Kathrin Neuhaus3Clemens Schiestl4Clemens Schiestl5Markus A. Landolt6Markus A. Landolt7Markus A. Landolt8Department of Psychosomatics and Psychiatry, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandChildren’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandChildren’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandChildren’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Psychosomatics and Psychiatry, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandChildren’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandDivision of Child and Adolescent Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandThis study assessed self-reported health-related quality of life and psychological adjustment in 43 adolescents and young adults (ages in years: 14–24, M = 17.6, SD = 2.2) with congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) and examined associations with sociodemographic variables, characteristics of the CMN, perceived social reactions, and cognitive emotion regulation strategies. Outcome measures included the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ 4.0 and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Findings suggest impaired psychosocial health and psychological adjustment in youth with CMN compared to community norms. Impairments were associated with higher age of participants, lower socioeconomic status, visibility of the skin lesion, perceived stigmatization, poorer perceived social support, and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (self-blame, rumination, and catastrophizing), but not with sex of participants, extent of the skin lesion, and surgical removal of the nevus. Implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.911830/fullpsychological adjustmenthealth-related quality of lifepsychosocial healthskin lesionadolescenceself-reports |
| spellingShingle | Ornella Masnari Ornella Masnari Kathrin Neuhaus Kathrin Neuhaus Clemens Schiestl Clemens Schiestl Markus A. Landolt Markus A. Landolt Markus A. Landolt Psychosocial health and psychological adjustment in adolescents and young adults with congenital melanocytic nevi: Analysis of self-reports Frontiers in Psychology psychological adjustment health-related quality of life psychosocial health skin lesion adolescence self-reports |
| title | Psychosocial health and psychological adjustment in adolescents and young adults with congenital melanocytic nevi: Analysis of self-reports |
| title_full | Psychosocial health and psychological adjustment in adolescents and young adults with congenital melanocytic nevi: Analysis of self-reports |
| title_fullStr | Psychosocial health and psychological adjustment in adolescents and young adults with congenital melanocytic nevi: Analysis of self-reports |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychosocial health and psychological adjustment in adolescents and young adults with congenital melanocytic nevi: Analysis of self-reports |
| title_short | Psychosocial health and psychological adjustment in adolescents and young adults with congenital melanocytic nevi: Analysis of self-reports |
| title_sort | psychosocial health and psychological adjustment in adolescents and young adults with congenital melanocytic nevi analysis of self reports |
| topic | psychological adjustment health-related quality of life psychosocial health skin lesion adolescence self-reports |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.911830/full |
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