scholarly journals Validation of the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 1557-1562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah D. Mills ◽  
Linda Kwakkenbos ◽  
Marie-Eve Carrier ◽  
Shadi Gholizadeh ◽  
Rina S. Fox ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Systemic Sclerosis ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Scleroderma Patient ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety

scholarly journals Shortening patient-reported outcome measures through optimal test assembly: application to the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Cohort

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. e024010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daphna Harel ◽  
Sarah D Mills ◽  
Linda Kwakkenbos ◽  
Marie-Eve Carrier ◽  
Karen Nielsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Optimal Test ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Test Assembly ◽  
Scleroderma Patient ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety

ObjectivesThe Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS) is a 16-item measure that assesses social anxiety in situations where appearance is evaluated. The objective was to use optimal test assembly (OTA) methods to develop and validate a short-form SAAS based on objective and reproducible criteria.DesignThis study was a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from adults enrolled in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort.SettingAdults in the SPIN Cohort in the present study were enrolled at 28 centres in Canada, the USA and the UK.ParticipantsThe SAAS was administered to 926 adults with scleroderma.Primary and secondary measuresThe SAAS, Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation II (BFNE II), Brief Satisfaction with Appearance Scale (Brief-SWAP), Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ8) and Social Interaction Anxiety Scale-6 (SIAS-6) were collected, as well as demographic characteristics.ResultsOTA methods identified a maximally informative shortened version for each possible form length between 1 and 15 items. The final shortened version was selected based on prespecified criteria for reliability, concurrent validity and statistically equivalent convergent validity with the BFNE II scale. A five-item short version was selected (SAAS-5). The SAAS-5 had a Cronbach’s α of 0.95 and had high concurrent validity with the full-length form (r=0.97). The correlation of the SAAS-5 with the BFNE II was 0.66, which was statistically equivalent to that of the full-length form. Furthermore, the correlation of the SAAS-5 with the two subscales of the Brief-SWAP, and the SIAS-6, were statistically equivalent to that of the full-length form.ConclusionsOTA was an efficient method for shortening the full-length SAAS to create the SAAS-5.

scholarly journals AB1324-HPR INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL APPEARANCE ANXIETY AND DISEASE DURATION, SELF-ESTEEM, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN RHEUMATOLOGICAL DISEASES-PRELIMINARY STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1951.3-1951
Author(s):  
S. Y. Cetin ◽  
A. Ayan ◽  
A. Buyuk ◽  
T. Can Akman
Keyword(s):  
Disease Duration ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Scleroderma Patient ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Rheumatological Diseases

Background:Appearance anxiety means discomfort in social interactions due to changes in appearance. Also this anxiety; it is the fear of being evaluated negatively and worry about the changes in appearance, and it is not only apparent. Body image is the emotions, thoughts and perceptions of the individual about his or her own body and directly affects self-esteem. The Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS) was developed to assess social appearance anxiety, and this scale was found to be a valid and reliable scale in scleroderma (SSc) patients. It was also thought to be related to the severity of the disease. The literature shows that appearance concerns are strongly related to depression in patients with rheumatic disease and should be evaluated routinely.Objectives:The first aim of the study is to determine the level of social appearance anxiety in rheumatology patients, and our last goal is to investigation of the relationship between social appearance anxiety and disease duration, self-esteem, depression and anxiety.Methods:129 rheumatology patients with a mean age of 42.96 ± 11.33 years (51 men, 78 women) were included in the study. 55% of patients were ankylosing spondylitis (AS), 15.5% of patients were sjögren syndrome (SS), 11.6% of patients were rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 7.8% of patients were fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), 6.2% of patients were SSc, 2.3% of patients were Behçet’s disease (BD) and 1.6% were diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS) was used to evaluate patients’ social appearance anxiety, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) was used to evaluate self-esteem, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to evaluate depression and anxiety.Results:The disease duration was found to be 6.82 ± 5.22 years. The SAAS average was found to be 43.23 ± 20.53 points. It was found that the SAAS values of patients with PsA and SSc were higher than patients with AS, RA, FMS, SS, BD. A moderate positive correlation was found between SAAS and disease duration, depression and anxiety (p: 0.048, r: 0.545; p: 0.007, r: 0.638; p: 0.014, r: 0.749, respectively).Conclusion:As a result of the study, it was observed that rheumatology patients had moderate and high level social appearance anxiety. We thought that they have a higher level of social appearance anxiety because of skin involvement in patients with with PsA and SSc. In addition, as a result of the study, we found that as the social appearance anxiety increased, disease duration, depression and anxiety increased. According to this study, in which the preliminary results are given, we thought that it is necessary to determine patients’ appearance anxiety in routine evaluation and to reduce social appearance anxiety by collaboration with multidisciplinary areas in rheumatological diseases.References:[1]Mills SD, Kwakkenbos L, Carrier ME, Gholizadeh S, Fox RS, Jewett LR, Gottesman K, Roesch SC, Thombs BD, Malcarne VL. Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network InvestigatorsValidation of the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2018; 70 (10): 1557-1562.[2]Jung J, Lee S-H. Behavior between korean and U.S. women cross-cultural comparisons of appearance selfschema, body image, self-esteem, and dieting. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal 2006; 34: 350.[3]Hart TA, Flora DB, Palyo SA, Fresco DM, Holle C, Heimberg RG. Development and examination of the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale. Assessment 2008;15:48–59.[4]Monaghan SM, Sharpe L, Denton F, Levy J, Schrieber L, Sensky T. Relationship Between Appearance and Psychological Distress in Rheumatic Diseases Arthritis Rheum 2007; 57 (2): 303-9Disclosure of Interests:None declared

scholarly journals Investigation of Social Appearance Anxiety in University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1694-1698
Author(s):  
Semra Cetin ◽  
Cuma Ece
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
University Students ◽  
Art Education ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Weight Category ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
The Social ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety

The aim of this study is to investigate Social Appearance Anxiety in university students according to gender, type of faculty, grade level, body weight and height. The present study was conducted on students of Sakarya University who were between the ages of 17 and 25. 247 of the participants were female and 256 were male. The social appearance anxiety scale filled in by 503 students was evaluated. T-test, one-way analysis of variance and LSD tests were used in statistical operations. In this study, the Social appearance anxiety scale score was found to be slightly lower in women than in men in the comparison made by gender. This difference did not show a statistically significant difference according to gender (p>0.05). The social appearance anxiety score differs statistically significantly according to the type of education and training faculties (p<0.001). Social appearance anxiety changes significantly according to education level (p<0.001). It was found that the students who were satisfied with their body weight and height had lower social appearance anxiety than the students who were not satisfied. Social appearance anxiety varies according to height and body weight category (p<0.001). In conclusion, social appearance anxiety was found to be similar according to gender in this study. It differed according to the field of study of the students. The social appearance anxiety levels of the students receiving sports education are the lowest. Anxiety levels of students who receive art education are higher than those who receive sports education. The social appearance anxiety of the students who did not receive sports and art education is the highest. In order to reduce social appearance anxiety, students should be supported in sports and art education and practice. Keywords: University student, Social Appearance Anxiety, Sports, Education, Age and Height

scholarly journals Postmodernist Identity Construction and Consumption

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Reyhan KARABABA
Keyword(s):  
Social Structure ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Symbolic Interactionism ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety

Abstract. With the transition from modernism to postmodernism, identity as a concept has started to become redefined in sociology literature. The aim of this study is to show that postmodernism and symbolic interactionism are fused together to delineate both the scene as well as an actor’s identity. In that way, the interaction of a social structure with a culture that won’t be completely ignored, and, with the opinion that the categorized roles can skillfully be shaped and diversified by actors, it is possible to refrain from a pure determinism. But the transformation to enter different roles lacks meaning. Individuals pay more attention to their appearance more than who they are in order to be accepted by each group. In this manner, a metaphysical shell game begins. In the following study, the “Social Appearance Anxiety” was used as an indicator of this game.  And to determine who is willing to play the game, cultural parameters were utilized.       This study was based on the analysis of the data collected through two questionnaires given to 181 students studying at Hitit University. The INDCOL questionnaire [Singelis et al., 1995] measuring cultural values and “Social Appearance Anxiety” scale developed by [Hart, 2008] were used in the study.   

scholarly journals Assessing differential item functioning for the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale: a Scleroderma atient-centred Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort Study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e037639
Author(s):  
Sophia J Sommer ◽  
Daphna Harel ◽  
Linda Kwakkenbos ◽  
Marie-Eve Carrier ◽  
Shadi Gholizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Item Functioning ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Disease Status ◽  
Disease Type ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety

ObjectivesThe Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS) is a 16-item questionnaire developed to evaluate fear of appearance-based evaluation by others. The primary objective of this research was to investigate the existence of differential item functioning (DIF) for the 16 SAAS items, comparing patients who completed the SAAS in English and French, either to confirm that scores are comparable or provide guidance on calculating comparable scores. A secondary research objective was to investigate the existence of DIF based on sex and disease status. A tertiary research objective was to assess DIF related to language, sex, and disease status on the recently developed SAAS-5.DesignThis was a cross-sectional analysis using baseline data from patients enrolled in the Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network (SPIN).SettingSPIN patients included in the present study were enrolled at 43 centres in Canada, USA, UK, France and Australia, with questionnaires completed in April 2014 to July 2019.Participants1640 SPIN patients completed the SAAS in French (n=600) or English (n=1040).Primary and secondary measuresThe SAAS was collected along with demographic and disease characteristics.ResultsSix items were identified with statistically significant language-based DIF, four with sex-based DIF and one with disease type-based DIF. However, factor scores before and after accounting for DIF were similar (Pearson correlation >0.99), and individual score differences were small. This was true for both the full and shortened versions of the SAAS.ConclusionSAAS and SAAS-5 scores are comparable across language, sex, and disease-type, despite small differences in how patients respond to some items.

scholarly journals Development and Examination of the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale

Assessment ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor A. Hart ◽  
David B. Flora ◽  
Sarah A. Palyo ◽  
David M. Fresco ◽  
Christian Holle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety
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