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Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran. , dr_sharifidaramadi@yahoo.com
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Background: Visual impairment presents a person with many issues and problems that affect their lives. Therefore, psychological and environmental factors can lead to negative body image in people with visual impairment.
Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the role of mental imagery on the body image of people with visual impairment.
Methods: In this study, data analysis was conducted through a systematic review. The methodology involved collecting, classifying and summarizing the findings from scientific-research papers on interventions related to motor-spatial mental imagery and body image among individuals with visual impairments, published between 2010 and 2023. The papers were retrieved from databases, including Scopus, Google Scholar, PubMed, EBSCO, ERIC, ScienceDirect, as well as Scientific Information Center of Jihad University, Comprehensive Portal of Humanities, IranDoc, Magiran and Noormags. The search was conducted using keywords such as mental imagery interventions, motor rehabilitation, spatial perception, body image in children with visual impairments and children with visual impairments. In the initial search, 68 papers were selected. Subsequently, 16 papers focusing on mental imagery, motor-spatial rehabilitation and body image among individuals with visual impairments were selected.
Results: The results indicated this intervention is effective in improving body image among individuals with visual impairments. Additionally, mental imagery could enhance factors influencing body image, including media and social networks, gender differences, verbal descriptions, physical activity and bullying.
Conclusion: Reviewing the literature revealed motor-spatial mental imagery interventions are among the relevant treatments for individuals with visual impairment and could improve body image among these individuals.
Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the role of mental imagery on the body image of people with visual impairment.
Methods: In this study, data analysis was conducted through a systematic review. The methodology involved collecting, classifying and summarizing the findings from scientific-research papers on interventions related to motor-spatial mental imagery and body image among individuals with visual impairments, published between 2010 and 2023. The papers were retrieved from databases, including Scopus, Google Scholar, PubMed, EBSCO, ERIC, ScienceDirect, as well as Scientific Information Center of Jihad University, Comprehensive Portal of Humanities, IranDoc, Magiran and Noormags. The search was conducted using keywords such as mental imagery interventions, motor rehabilitation, spatial perception, body image in children with visual impairments and children with visual impairments. In the initial search, 68 papers were selected. Subsequently, 16 papers focusing on mental imagery, motor-spatial rehabilitation and body image among individuals with visual impairments were selected.
Results: The results indicated this intervention is effective in improving body image among individuals with visual impairments. Additionally, mental imagery could enhance factors influencing body image, including media and social networks, gender differences, verbal descriptions, physical activity and bullying.
Conclusion: Reviewing the literature revealed motor-spatial mental imagery interventions are among the relevant treatments for individuals with visual impairment and could improve body image among these individuals.
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