Factors that motivate people to undergo cosmetic surgery
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Factors that motivate people to undergo cosmetic surgery
Abstract
A sample of 204 British participants completed a questionnaire that assessed their attitude toward cosmetic surgery as well as measures of self-esteem, life satisfaction, self-rated physical attractiveness, religiosity and media consumption. Two factors emerged from a factor analysis of their attitudes toward surgery: likelihood to undergo, and benefits of undergoing, cosmetic surgery. Females with low self-esteem, low life satisfaction, low self-rated attractiveness and little religious beliefs who were heavy television watchers reported a greater likelihood of undergoing cosmetic surgery. Stepwise regression analysis with the two attitude factors as criterion variables showed two major predictors for likelihood: religiousness and low self-esteem, and four major predictors for benefit: religousness, media consumption, life satisfaction and sex. The role of religion is considered in this context.
Un échantillon de 204 participants britannique ont rempli un questionnaire qui évaluait leur attitude envers la chirurgie plastique et contenait des mesures d’estime de soi, de satisfaction envers la vie, d’attirance physique autoévaluée, de religiosité et de consommation des médias. Deux facteurs ont émergé d’une analyse factorielle de leurs attitudes envers la chirurgie : la probabilité et les avantages de subir une chirurgie. Les femmes ayant une faible estime de soi, une satisfaction peu élevée envers la vie, une faible attirance physique autoévaluée et peu de convictions religieuses qui regardaient beaucoup la télévision étaient les plus susceptibles de subir une chirurgie esthétique. Une analyse de régression échelonnée faisant appel aux deux facteurs d’attitude comme variables de critère a révélé deux grands prédicteurs de probabilité : la religiosité et la faible estime de soi, et quatre grands prédicteurs d’avantages : la religiosité, la consommation des médias, la satisfaction envers la vie et l’activité sexuelle. Le rôle de la religion est examiné dans ce contexte.
Keywords: Attractiveness; Cosmetic surgery; Sex differences.
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