Examining Differences in Body Image and Self-Empowerment between Individuals with and without Kidney Stones

Tavakoli, Fatemeh; Afrooz, Gholam Ali; Ghanaat, Iman; Kazemi-Zahrani, Hamid

doi:10.30491/ijtmgh.2024.480380.1434

Examining Differences in Body Image and Self-Empowerment between Individuals with and without Kidney Stones

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Fatemeh Tavakoli ¹

Gholam Ali Afrooz ²

Iman Ghanaat ³

Hamid Kazemi-Zahrani ⁴

¹ Health Psychology, Kish International Campus, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

² Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

³ Department of Urology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

⁴ Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

10.30491/ijtmgh.2024.480380.1434

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this research was to examine the differences in body image and self-empowerment between individuals with and without kidney stones.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on individuals with and without kidney stones in Isfahan. The sample was purposively selected, consisting of 384 participants with kidney stones and 384 participants without. Data collection tools included the Fisher Body Image Scale (FBIS) and the Short Form of the Empowerment Scale (ES-SF). Data were analyzed using SPSS-24 and AMOS-24 through variance analysis and multivariate analysis of variance.
Findings: The results showed that there are differences in body image and self-empowerment between individuals with and without kidney stones. The magnitude of these differences was 0.41 and 0.32, respectively.
Conclusion: Based on the results, it can be concluded that there are differences in body image and self-empowerment scores between individuals with and without kidney stones. The satisfaction with body image and self-empowerment actions were higher and more favorable in individuals without kidney stones compared to those with kidney stones.

Keywords

Body image

self-empowerment

kidney stones