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Do malignant self-regard and depressive personality account for appearance evaluation? Preliminary results

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

R. Cavalli ,
G. Rogier  and
P. Velotti
R. Cavalli*
Affiliation:
University of Rome Sapienza, Dynamic And Clinical Psychology And Health, Rome, Italy
G. Rogier
Affiliation:
University of Genoa, Department Of Educational Sciences, Genoa, Italy
P. Velotti
Affiliation:
University of Rome Sapienza, Dynamic And Clinical Psychology And Health, Rome, Italy
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Despite the growing number of studies focusing on the relationship between appearance evaluation and personality dimension, few is known regarding the role of depressive personality and malignant self-regard regarding this topic. Moreover, there is a lack of studies investigating the potential role of both clarity of self-concept and interpersonal exclusion feelings in this relationship.

Objectives

To extend the knowledge regarding the relationships between malignant self-regard, depressive personality and appearance evaluation.

Methods

We administered to a very large sample of adults a battery of self-report questionnaires including the subscale Appearance evaluation of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire, the Self Concept Clarity Scale, the Malignant self-regard questionnaire, the Depressive Personality Inventory and the Core Exclusion Schema Questionnaire.

Results

We found that depressive personality negatively predicted positive appearance evaluation whereas the inverse pattern of results was obtained in relation to malignant self-regard. Moreover, we found that both poor self-concept clarity and feelings of exclusion mediate the relationship between malignant self-regard and positive appearance evaluation.

Conclusions

Depressive personality and Malignant self-regard appear to be promising construct to investigate in the field of eating disorders.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

depressive personalityappearance evaluationmalignant self-regard
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S559
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