Social appearance anxiety and aggressive behavior in children with dentofacial deformities: a mediation and profile analysis of family support and self-stigma
Wenjun Wang, Jingjing Zhang, Bin Xia, Junxia Zhu · 2026
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Wenjun Wang and co-authors present a 2026 study of looks anxiety and aggression in children with face and jaw deformities. Worry over how one's face looks in social life can weigh on a child. The team asked how that worry links to aggressive acts, and what roles self stigma and family support play.
A survey of 482 children at a Beijing dental hospital used four standard scales. Looks anxiety tied straight to more aggression. Self stigma carried a large share of that link, as a bridge between the two. Family support softened both the direct path and the bridged path. A person centered split also found subgroups of children with set anxiety and stigma mixes. The work points to family level aid as a lever.
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| CREATOR | Wenjun Wang, Jingjing Zhang, Bin Xia, Junxia Zhu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 62 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |