Looking good: Factors affecting the likelihood of having cosmetic surgery

被引：71
作者：
Swami V. [1 ]
Arteche A. [2 ]
Chamorro-Premuzic T. [2 ]
Furnham A. [3 ]
Stieger S. [4 ]
Haubner T. [5 ]
Voracek M. [5 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Psychology, University of Westminster, London
[2] Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, London
[3] Department of Psychology, University College London, London
[4] Core Unit for Medical Education, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna
[5] Department of Basic Psychological Research, School of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna
来源：
European Journal of Plastic Surgery | 2008年 / 30卷 / 5期
关键词：
Cosmetic surgery; Path analysis; Self-improvement; Sex differences;
D O I：
10.1007/s00238-007-0185-z
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摘要：
The present study examined various factors associated with the likelihood of having cosmetic surgery in a community sample of Austrian participants. One-hundred and sixty-eight women and 151 men completed a questionnaire measuring how likely they were to consider common cosmetic procedures. The results showed that women were more likely than men to consider most cosmetic procedures. Path analysis revealed that personal experience of having had cosmetic surgery was a significant predictor of future likelihood, while media exposure (viewing advertisements or television programs, or reading articles about cosmetic surgery) mediated the influence of vicarious experience and sex. These results are discussed in relation to previous work examining the factors associated with the likelihood of having cosmetic surgery. © 2007 Springer-Verlag.
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页码：211 / 218
页数：7
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