Coping with body image changes following a disfiguring burn injury.

摘要: The influence of emotion-focused coping on distress following disfiguring injury was examined. Two types (i.e., venting emotions vs. mental disengagement) were assessed in 78 patients with burn at baseline during acute hospitalization. Body image dissatisfaction (BID) 1 week and 2 months discharge. Use both disengagement, compared use only one or neither these methods, associated the 2-month postdischarge follow-up significantly higher BID related to nonfacial aspects appearance a greater negative social impact disfigurement. D. M. Wegner's (1994) theoretical model control proposed motivational analysis are used interpret findings.