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Popular sources of information were parents (31.6%), dermatologists (26.7%), magazines and television (17.5%), pharmacists (16.2%), friends (5.3%), beauticians (1.6%) and other doctors (1.1%). Fifty\u2010two per\u00a0cent considered the information received as inadequate. Reported causal or exacerbating acne factors included: diet (62.3%), hormones (55.1%), poor hygiene (42.4%), stress (31.9%), infection (14.9%) and genetics (5.7%). Reported ameliorating factors included frequent washing (80.7%), sunbathing (38.6%) and adequate hours of sleep (32%). These notions did not differ among pupils with and without acne or among pupils receiving information from different sources (<jats:italic>P\u00a0&lt;<\/jats:italic>\u00a00.05 in all comparisons). Smoking habits, school performance, hours of sleep, sleep disturbances and self\u2010assessment of stress status were not statistically significantly different between pupils with and without acne. Among pupils with acne 48.6% believed that acne was compromising interpersonal relations while 64.4% believed that acne was compromising their self\u2010image. Fifteen per\u00a0cent of adolescents reported pruritus associated with their acne lesions.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion\u2002<\/jats:bold> Beliefs of Greek adolescents about acne were shown to be similar to those of pupils in other developed countries.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1468-3083.2006.02091.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2007,2,2]],"date-time":"2007-02-02T21:04:32Z","timestamp":1170450272000},"page":"806-810","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":49,"title":["Coping with acne: beliefs and perceptions in a sample of secondary school Greek 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