Structural model of body image and personality traits: The mediating role of emotion regulation in rheumatoid arthritis

IF 0.3 4区医学 Q4 PSYCHIATRY

Annales medico-psychologiques Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-28 DOI:10.1016/j.amp.2024.12.006

Atena Pasha, Seyed Saeed Pournaghash Tehrani, Ahmad Alipour, GholamAli Afrooz, Masoud GholamAli Lavasani

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Abstract

Objective

Despite the multiple links between pain, personality traits, and negative emotions, little is known about how body image, personality traits, and emotion regulation are linked in people with chronic disease. Some studies emphasized that chronic pain is mainly linked to emotional dysregulation rather than personality traits. However, recent studies found that individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) who exhibit high neuroticism struggle to adapt to the disease and related stresses, leading to dissatisfaction with themselves. This study aimed to provide a model to investigate the relationship between personality traits and body image with the mediation role of emotion regulation in people with RA.

Methods

Using the purposive sampling method, 350 people (243 women and 107 men) with RA referred to the rheumatology centers of Tehran hospitals in 2022 were selected, considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data was collected using the Multidimensional Body–Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ), NEO Personality Questionnaire, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). In this study, SPSS software was used to calculate descriptive data statistics, and AMOS software was used to check hypotheses with regression methods and structural equations.

Results

According to the findings of the research, it was determined that the structural model of the body image relationship based on personality traits with the mediation of emotion regulation in people with RA has a good fit. Therefore, emotion regulation plays a mediating role in the relationship between personality traits and body image.

Conclusion

Considering the role of psychological factors in the body image of people with RA, in order to improve the body image in these people, complementary treatments focusing on cognitive, emotional, and behavioral factors are suggested.

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身体意象与人格特质的结构模型：情绪调节在类风湿关节炎中的中介作用

尽管疼痛、人格特质和负面情绪之间存在多种联系，但人们对慢性疾病患者的身体形象、人格特质和情绪调节之间的联系知之甚少。一些研究强调，慢性疼痛主要与情绪失调有关，而不是与人格特征有关。然而，最近的研究发现，类风湿关节炎（RA）患者表现出高度神经质，难以适应疾病和相关压力，导致对自己的不满。本研究旨在提供一个模型，探讨人格特质与身体形象之间的关系以及情绪调节在RA患者中的中介作用。方法采用目的抽样方法，根据纳入和排除标准，选择2022年在德黑兰医院风湿病中心就诊的RA患者350例（女243例，男107例）。采用多维体自关系问卷（MBSRQ）、NEO人格问卷和认知情绪调节问卷（CERQ）收集数据。在本研究中，使用SPSS软件计算描述性数据统计量，使用AMOS软件用回归方法和结构方程检验假设。结果研究结果表明，以人格特质为基础的RA患者身体意象关系结构模型具有良好的拟合性。因此，情绪调节在人格特质与身体形象的关系中起中介作用。结论考虑到心理因素对RA患者体像的影响，为改善RA患者体像，建议从认知、情绪、行为等方面进行辅助治疗。

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Annales medico-psychologiques 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

1.30

自引率

33.30%

发文量

196

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The Annales Médico-Psychologiques is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering the field of psychiatry. Articles are published in French or in English. The journal was established in 1843 and is published by Elsevier on behalf of the Société Médico-Psychologique. The journal publishes 10 times a year original articles covering biological, genetic, psychological, forensic and cultural issues relevant to the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, as well as peer reviewed articles that have been presented and discussed during meetings of the Société Médico-Psychologique.To report on the major currents of thought of contemporary psychiatry, and to publish clinical and biological research of international standard, these are the aims of the Annales Médico-Psychologiques.