Risk factors for psychological maladjustment in women with cosmetological issues

Relevance. Due to the practical absence of domestic research in the eld of psychological aspects of cosmetological treatment and, conversely, the presence in foreign literature of indications of a number of psychological peculiarities and disorders, as well as difficulties in socio-psychological adaptation and decreased quality of life among patients of cosmetology clinics [18, 20–21, 23–25], the aim of this study is to investigate the psychological characteristics of women with facial cosmetological issues and to identify among these characteristics the most prognostically informative ones regarding the risk of psychological maladjustment.

Materials and methods. To achieve the goal of the study of the female patients of cosmetological clinic were studied using 8 psychodiagnostic methods: Neuropsychic Adaptation Test (NAT), Level of Neuroticism (LN), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), Wellness Index (WHO-V), Quality of Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (QL), BIG Five (BIG-V), Ways of Coping Behavior (WCB) and Meaningful Life Orientations (MLO). There were compared groups of patients without mental adaptation disorders (group 1, n = 74) and with such disorders (group 2, n = 87), formed on the basis of the final score of the NPA-test; groups are comparable in terms of basic socio-demographic and clinical characteristics.

Results. Statistically significant differences were identified and analyzed between groups across 27 psychodiagnostic indicators, characterizing both the current emotional state of the patients and stable individual psychological traits. Using multiple regression analysis, the most prognostically informative indicators regarding the risk of psychological maladjustment were identified: «Level of Neuroticism» (LN), «Locus of Control – I» (MLO), «Emotional Stability» (BIG-V), «Support» (QL); the lower the value of these indicators, the higher the risk of adaptation disorders. Limitations and prospects of the study associated with assessing the dynamics of psychological characteristics of patients in two groups during cosmetological treatment and studying the relationship of these characteristics with treatment effectiveness have been outlined. 

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