ArticleThe Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association2022
Influence of Gender, Dispositional Optimism, and Coping Strategies on Appearance-Related Distress Among Swedish Adults With Cleft Lip and Palate.
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- "What I Want You to Know": Adult Women's Stories of Cleft Lip and/or Palate.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2026Article
- Nasolabial shape and aesthetics in patients with cleft lip and palate: analysis of 3D facial images.European journal of orthodontics · 2025Article
- Being Normal yet Different: A Qualitative Study on the Dualistic Experience of Living With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2024Article
- Self-esteem and optimism in patients with major depression disorder: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Life goals and proactive career behaviors: The mediating role of visions about the future and the moderating role of intolerance of uncertainty.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the influence of gender, dispositional optimism, and coping strategies on appearance-related distress among individuals with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP).
designCross-sectional design with self-report questionnaires analyzed primarily with Spearman correlations (
settingA tertiary cleft center in Sweden.
participantsEighty individuals with UCLP born 1966 to 1986. The mean age for men (n = 50) and women (n = 30) was 38.8 and 37.4 years, respectively.
main outcome measuresThe Derriford Appearance Scale 24 measured appearance-related distress, the Life Orientation Test-Revised, short version measured dispositional optimism and pessimism, and the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced, short version included 14 coping strategies.
resultsWomen had higher appearance-related distress than men, which was significantly (
conclusionsThis study showed that high levels of dispositional optimism decrease appearance-related distress, particularly for women. The coping strategies used differed between men and women, and the results suggest that both gender and psychosocial facto
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