Gender differences in inflammatory bowel disease: Explaining body image dissatisfaction

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Title:	Gender differences in inflammatory bowel disease: Explaining body image dissatisfaction
Authors:	Trindade, Inês A. Ferreira, Cláudia Duarte, Cristiana Pinto-Gouveia, José
Issue Date:	2017
Project:	This research is supported by the first author’s (Inês A. Trindade) Ph.D. Grant (SFRH/BD/101906/2014) sponsored by FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology).
Serial title, monograph or event:	Journal of Health Psychology
Abstract:	The aim of this study was to examine the role of body image problems in the context of inflammatory bowel disease and to explore gender differences in these associations. A sample of inflammatory bowel disease patients (60 males and 140 females) was collected. Findings from a multi-group analysis show that inflammatory bowel disease symptomatology may impact on body image in both male and female patients through the effect of body-image-related cognitive fusion. Body image difficulties in the context of inflammatory bowel disease should not be a neglected dimension in research aiming at understanding the psychosocial effects of inflammatory bowel disease and by health professionals working with these patients.
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10316/46830
DOI:	10.1177/1359105317742958
Rights:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	I&D CINEICC - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais

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