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:: Volume 4, Issue 1 (Vol4 No1 Spring 2017 - 2017) ::
J Child Ment Health 2017, 4(1): 99-108 Back to browse issues page
Investigating Social Anxiety, Self-Image, and Body Image among Students with Visual Impairment
Aliakbar Arjmandnia1 , Samad Azimi Garosi * 2, Sabah Vatani2 , Ali Kazemi Rezai3
1- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran
2- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran
3- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran, Tehran
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Background and Purpose: Without the eyesight, individuals’ perception of the surrounding world is different, and this can lead to emotional and social problems such as social anxiety, low self-concept, and negative body-image. The purpose of this study was to study social anxiety, self-image, and body image in students with and without visual impairment.

Method: The present study was a causal-comparative study. The statistical population included all male students in Tehran who were studying in the academic year of 2016-2017. The sample included 70 blind students aged 14-18 years old who were selected by convenience sampling method from Shahid Mohebbi Blind center. Also, a group of 70 normal students were selected by random cluster sampling from schools in Tehran. Social anxiety inventory (Conner, 2000), body image test (Fisher, 1970) and children’s self-concept scale (Piers, 1969) were used to collect data. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to analyze the data.

Results: The results of this study showed that there is a significant difference in the social anxiety, self-concept, and body image between students with and without visual impairment      (P ˂ 0.05).

Conclusion: The results of this study showed that people with visual impairment are more exposed to higher social anxiety, lower self-concept and more negative body image than those without visual impairment. Therefore, by designing appropriate educational programs for parents and teachers, it should help to develop a sense of being positive, assertiveness and intimate in children with visual impairment.

Keywords: Social anxiety, self-image, body-image, visual impairment
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2016/11/18 | Accepted: 2017/02/11 | Published: 2017/07/19
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Arjmandnia A, Azimi Garosi S, Vatani S, Kazemi Rezai A. Investigating Social Anxiety, Self-Image, and Body Image among Students with Visual Impairment. J Child Ment Health 2017; 4 (1) :99-108
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Volume 4, Issue 1 (Vol4 No1 Spring 2017 - 2017) Back to browse issues page
فصلنامه سلامت روان کودک Quarterly Journal of Child Mental Health
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