TY - JOUR
TI - Body Image and Perceived Quality of Life in Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
AU - Ziółkowska, Beata
AU - Wróbel, Patrycja
TI - Body Image and Perceived Quality of Life in Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
AB - 
	The purpose of our research was to check whether young women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome differ in the perception of their body image and sense of quality of life from the general population of women. A total of 80 participants were examined, divided into two equally numerous groups: with and without PCOS. Three research tools were used: a personal questionnaire, the Bodily Self Questionnaire (Scale J-C) and the WHOQOL-BREF Questionnaire. It was demonstrated that women with PCOS are characterized by a less positive body image and report a significantly lower quality of life compared to healthy women. There was a strong relationship between body image and quality of life in the study group of women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome.
VL - 2020
IS - Volume 25 Issue 1
PY - 2020
SN - 1895-6297
C1 - 2084-3879
SP - 101
EP - 113
DO - 10.4467/20843879PR.20.006.12003
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/psychologia-rozwojowa/article/obraz-wlasnego-ciala-i-poczucie-jakosci-zycia-u-mlodych-kobiet-z-zespolem-policystycznych-jajnikow
KW - polycystic ovary syndrome
KW - early adulthood
KW - women
KW - a sense of quality of life
KW - body image