Acceptance of cosmetic surgery in adolescents
The effects of caregiver eating messages and objectified body consciousness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21622187 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fanni Őry (0000-0002-7670-0914, University of Pecs), András Láng (0000-0002-1209-3350, University of Pecs), Norbert Mesko (0000-0002-4355-9563, University of Pecs, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 18 |
| Pages | 15838-15846 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12144-022-02863-z |
| OpenAlex | W4214704881 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 39 |
Cosmetic procedures are aimed at enhancing clients’ attractiveness by modifying their physical appearance. Women prefer cosmetic surgery more than men do, due to the ideal of leanness advertised by the media. Female adolescents, undergoing an emotionally unstable developmental stage, are particularly responsive to unrealistic beauty standards. The more they internalize cultural norms, the more they objectify their bodies. Young people’s views on their bodies are essentially influenced by the feedback received from their parents and other adults. The present study explored the impact of caregiver eating messages and objectified body consciousness on the acceptance of cosmetic surgery among Hungarian female students aged 14 to 19 years (M = 16.79, SD = 1.245). Self-report scales used to collect data in four secondary schools. The expected associations were tested with path analysis. Caregiver eating messages generally had an indirect positive impact on the acceptance of cosmetic surgery that was mediated by the shame component of objectified body consciousness. A direct impact was only shown by critical/restrictive caregiver messages and by the shame component of objectified body consciousness. The other two components of objectified body consciousness were unrelated to the acceptance of cosmetic surgery. In sum, caregiver messages on female adolescents’ appearance and eating habits have a formative role on their attitudes towards cosmetic surgery. Such messages predict their proneness to view their bodies as objects serving to meet certain beauty standards. The more they endorse such views, the more they are willing to consider cosmetic surgery to enhance their appearance
Aesthetics · Attractiveness · Beauty · Consciousness · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Human physical appearance · Physical attractiveness · Psychoanalysis · Shame · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |