Body Image Problems in Individuals with Type 1 Diabetes: A Review of the Literature

Zanfardino, A (通讯作者),Univ Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Dept Woman Child & Gen & Specialized Surg, Via L Crecchio 2, I-80138 Naples, Italy.
2022-9
Despite type 1 diabetes' (T1D) potential influence on adolescents' physical development, the occurrence of body image problems of adolescents with diabetes remains unclear. No research synthesis has yet addressed this issue. This study aims to systematically evaluate the empirical evidence concerning body image in individuals with T1D in order to provide an overview of the existing literature. Using PRISMA methodology, 51 relevant studies that fulfilled the eligibility criteria were found, the majority of them (N = 48) involving youth. The findings varied across studies: 17 studies indicated that in youth with T1D, body dissatisfaction was common and that body concerns were generally greater in youth with T1D than in controls; nine studies did not find any differences in body image problems between participants with and without T1D; three studies described higher body satisfaction in youth with diabetes than in controls; and three studies reported mixed results. Body concerns in individuals with T1D were often found to be associated with negative medical and psychological functioning. The variability and limits in assessment tools across studies, the overrepresentation of female subjects, and the fact that most research in this field is based on cross-sectional data are stressed in the interpretation of these mixed findings. Future research directions that could improve the understanding of body image concerns and clinical implications are discussed.
ADOLESCENT RESEARCH REVIEW
卷号:7|期号:3|页码:459-498
ISSN:2363-8346|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
Universita della Campania Vanvitelli; Universita della Campania Vanvitelli
资助信息
Open access funding provided by Universita degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli within the CRUI-CARE Agreement. The research leading to these results received funding from the project, DiabEaT1, which received funding from University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli through the programme V:ALERE 2019, funded with D.R. 906 del 4/10/2019, prot. n. 157264, October 17, 2019. University of Campania had no role in study design, collection, analysis, or interpretation of data, writing the manuscript, or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
被引频次(WOS)
3
被引频次(其他)
3
180天使用计数
2
2013以来使用计数
5
EISSN
2363-8354
出版年
2022-9
DOI
10.1007/s40894-021-00169-y
学科领域
循证社会科学-综合
关键词
Adolescents Youth Body image Type 1 diabetes Systematic review
资助机构
Universita degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli within the CRUI-CARE Agreement project, DiabEaT1 from University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli through the programme V:ALERE 2019
WOS学科分类
Psychology, Developmental Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary