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The present study aims to develop an explanatory model for the effect of PCOS on women\u2019 PD and identify possible protective and risk factors. It examines the development of PD in women with PCOS and further investigates the association between body image, both positive (body appreciation) and negative (body dissatisfaction) dimensions, and PD as well as the potential mediating effect of illness perception on this association.\n                    <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>\n                    This study comprised a total of 316 women aged 20\u201350 (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">M<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 30.9, SD = 6.3) \u2013 197 women with PCOS and 119 healthy peers\u2014who completed questionnaires regarding demographic characteristics, anxiety (GAD-7), depression (PHQ-9), body appreciation (BAS-2), body dissatisfaction (EDI-BD), and the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ).\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Significant differences between groups were found in all measures. 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