Phenomenological Characteristics, Social Problems, and the Economic Impact Associated with Chronic Skin Picking

Autor/inn/en	Flessner, Christopher A.; Woods, Douglas W.
Titel	Phenomenological Characteristics, Social Problems, and the Economic Impact Associated with Chronic Skin Picking
Quelle	In: Behavior Modification, 30 (2006) 6, S.944-963 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-4455
DOI	10.1177/0145445506294083
Schlagwörter	Severity (of Disability); Phenomenology; Economic Impact; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Internet; Surveys; Mental Health; Adults; Measures (Individuals); Correlation; Human Body; Individual Characteristics; Demography; Social Influences; Behavior Problems; Self Destructive Behavior; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schweregrad; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Ökonomische Determinanten; Angst; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Psychohygiene; Messdaten; Korrelation; Menschlicher Körper; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Demografie; Sozialer Einfluss; Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	In this study, the authors collected data on the demographic characteristics, phenomenology, and social and economic impact of skin picking. A total of 92 participants completed an anonymous, Internet-based survey through a link to the Trichotillomania Learning Center's home page. Results indicated that skin pickers experienced social, occupational, and academic impairment, a number of medical or mental health concerns, and financial burdens, which they attributed to skin picking. Results also revealed moderate, statistically significant relationships between skin picking severity and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and experiential avoidance. Subsequent mediational analyses demonstrated that the relationship between skin picking severity and symptoms of anxiety and depression was partially mediated by experiential avoidance. Implications, conclusions, and future areas of research are discussed. (Contains 6 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10