The role of adult attachment orientation and coping in psychological adjustment to living with skin conditions.

Background: Skin conditions can be associated with significant psychological distress. Investigation of attachment orientation and associated use of coping strategies is a promising perspective from which to investigate psychological adjustment to skin conditions.

Objectives: To examine the role of adult attachment orientation, conceptualized as two dimensions - attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety - in psychological adjustment [appearance-related distress and skin-related quality of life (QoL)], and the mediating role of two coping strategies - defeatism and activity.

Experiences of rosacea and its treatment: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Background: While rosacea is a chronic skin condition, it can often have a large psychosocial impact on the individual. There is therefore a need to understand the experience of living with rosacea from the patient perspective.

Objectives: To examine the experience of living with rosacea and the experience of seeking and receiving treatment.

The influence of optimism, social support and anxiety on aggression in a sample of dermatology patients: an analysis of cross-sectional data.

Background: Individuals with visible skin conditions often experience stigmatization and discrimination. This may trigger maladaptive responses such as feelings of anger and hostility, with negative consequences to social interactions and relationships.

Objective: To identify psychosocial factors contributing to aggression levels in dermatology patients.

A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of psychological interventions for adults with skin conditions.

Skin conditions can be associated with heightened levels of psychological morbidity, suggesting the need for psychological interventions. A number of specific interventions (such as habit reversal) have been developed. However, to date, there has not been a systematic review of the effectiveness of psychological interventions.

Using implementation intentions to overcome the effects of social anxiety on attention and appraisals of performance.

The present research examines whether forming implementation intentions can help people with social anxiety to control their attention and make more realistic appraisals of their performance. In Experiment 1, socially anxious participants (relative to less anxious participants) exhibited an attentional bias toward social threat words in a Visual Dot Probe task. However, socially anxious participants who formed implementation intentions designed to control attention did not exhibit this bias.

Reasoning about emotional contents following shocking terrorist attacks: a tale of three cities.

The authors examined reasoning following the terrorist attacks carried out in London in July 2005. They tested participants in London (United Kingdom), Manchester (United Kingdom), and London (Canada) within 1 week of the attacks and again 6 months later. Participants reasoned about syllogisms of 3 types: neutral, generally emotional, and emotionally related to terrorism.