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Abstract

(1) Background: Scars are the consequence of physiological inherent healing processes of post-traumatic and surgical lesions with a psychological impact. Post-traumatic scarring may induce emotional and behavioral changes through social stigma. In this study we analyze the internalization of scars and their impact on hopelessness, depression, or the perception of social support in subjects with post-traumatic scars compared to people with surgical scars. (2) Methods: to research this suggested model, we analyzed data collected from 110 participants 61 women and 49 men, aged between 18 and 64 years; 55 participants had post-traumatically and 55 surgically acquired scars. They all were examined to assess the characteristics of scars, were asked to complete four psycho-social scales, and the results were compared. (3) Results: our results indicate that people with post-traumatic scars are oriented toward the internalization of scars, depending on their shape and size. We argue that hopelessness, appreciation of scars, age, and how scars are produced are important predictors of internalization. (4) Conclusions: the patient’s attitude toward the appearance of a scar is an indicator of how he/she will react in the future and it could predict the vulnerability to hopelessness. Finally, we nuance the impact of objective bodily harm on the psychological and moral suffering.

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Title
Predictors for Estimating Scars’ Internalization in Victims with Post-Traumatic Scars versus Patients with Postsurgical Scars
Author
Gabriel Mihai Mekeres 1 ; Voiţă-Mekereş, Florica 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Tudoran, Cristina 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Buhaş, Camelia Liana 4 ; Tudoran, Mariana 3 ; Racoviţă, Mariana 5 ; Nuţu, Cristian Voiţă 5 ; Pop, Nicolae Ovidiu 6 ; Mihai, Marian 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Universitatii Street Nr. 1, 410087 Oradea, Romania; [email protected] (G.M.M.); [email protected] (M.R.); [email protected] (N.C.V.); County Clinical Emergency Hospital of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; [email protected] 
 Department of Morphological Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1 Universitatii Street, 410087 Oradea, Romania 
 Department VII, Internal Medicine II, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babes” Timisoara, E. Murgu Square, Nr. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; [email protected]; Center of Molecular Research in Nephrology and Vascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babes” Timisoara, E. Murgu Square, Nr. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; County Emergency Hospital, L. Rebreanu Street, Nr. 156, 300723 Timisoara, Romania 
 County Clinical Emergency Hospital of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; [email protected]; Department of Morphological Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1 Universitatii Street, 410087 Oradea, Romania 
 Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Universitatii Street Nr. 1, 410087 Oradea, Romania; [email protected] (G.M.M.); [email protected] (M.R.); [email protected] (N.C.V.) 
 Department of Surgical, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 1 Universitatii Street, 410087 Oradea, Romania; [email protected] 
 Psychology Department, Faculty of Socio-Humanistic Sciences, University of Oradea, 1 Universitatii Street, No. 3, 410087 Oradea, Romania; [email protected] 
First page
550
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
22279032
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2642398041
Copyright
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.