Comparative study of life satisfaction among patients with psoriasis versus healthy comparison group: the explanatory ro
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Comparative study of life satisfaction among patients with psoriasis versus healthy comparison group: the explanatory role of body image and resource profiles Marcin Rzeszutek1 · Katarzyna Podkowa1 · Małgorzata Pięta1 · Daniel Pankowski2 · Sylwia Cyran‑Stemplewska3 Accepted: 19 August 2020 © The Author(s) 2020
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. Keywords Psoriasis · Life satisfaction · Body image · Resources · Latent profile analysis
* Marcin Rzeszutek [email protected] Katarzyna Podkowa [email protected] Małgorzata Pięta [email protected] Daniel Pankowski [email protected] Sylwia Cyran‑Stemplewska [email protected] 1
Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00‑183 Warsaw, Poland
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Faculty of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Okopowa 59, 01‑043 Warsaw, Poland
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The Jan Kochanowski University, Żeromskiego 5, 25‑369 Kielce, Poland
Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory and incurable dermatological disease associated with visible and painful skin lesions and disfigurements, which may involve all parts of the body and significantly decrease patients’ well-being [2, 34]. Psoriasis affects men and women regardless of age or ethnicity and its worldwide prevalence varies between 0.91% in the United States to 8.5% in Norway [14]. Individuals suffering from psoriasis are at great risk of developing other chronic m
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