Factors affecting subjective appearance evaluations among patients with congenital craniofacial conditions: An application of Cash’s cognitive-behavioural model of body image development

Feragen, Kristin Billaud; Stock, Nicola Marie

Abstract

Satisfaction with appearance is of central importance for psychological well-being and health. For individuals with an unusual appearance, such as congenital craniofacial anomalies (CFA), appearance evaluations could be especially important. However, few, if any papers have presented a comprehensive synthesis of the factors found to affect subjective satisfaction with appearance among children, adolescents, and adults born with a CFA. Further, only a handful of craniofacial studies have applied psychological theories or models to their findings, resulting in an overall lack of guidance for researchers in the field. This paper summarises the literature pertaining to satisfaction with appearance among those affected by CFAs, and examines the extent to which Cash’s cognitive-behavioural model of body image development (2012) fits with this literature. Given the overlap between factors of interest in the field of CFAs, and in the area of body image more broadly, a closer collaboration between the two research fields is suggested.

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Dec 19, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Feb 3, 2018
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jan 17, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 3, 2019
• Journal: Body Image
• Print ISSN: 1740-1445
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 24
• Pages: 124-136
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.12.005
• Keywords: subjective, appearance, satisfaction, cognitive-behavioural model, craniofacial, cleft, visible difference, body image
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/873892
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.12.005
• Contract Date: Jan 17, 2018