Self-worth and self-knowledge in Iranian patients seeking cosmetic surgery : a comparative study

Ahmad Valikhani; Rafat Sattarian; Mahdieh Rahmanian; Ahmed A. Moustafa; Audrey McKinlay

doi:10.1177/1834490920974761

Self-worth and self-knowledge in Iranian patients seeking cosmetic surgery : a comparative study

Ahmad Valikhani, Rafat Sattarian, Mahdieh Rahmanian, Ahmed A. Moustafa, Audrey McKinlay

Western Sydney University

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Prior research has reported a psychological impairment in patients seeking cosmetic surgery. However, the role of other variables such as contingencies of self-worth and self-knowledge has been ignored. Hence, the aim of this study was to examine new psychological structures, contingencies of self-worth, and self-knowledge among patients seeking cosmetic surgery. Eighty patients (47 female and 33 male; mean age = 28.98, SD = 8.32; 40 seeking cosmetic surgery and 40 seeking surgical treatment) were randomly recruited from the Shahid Motahhari clinic in Shiraz, Iran. The patients completed the Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale, Integrative Self-Knowledge Scale, Subjective Vitality Scale, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21. The results showed that, compared to the surgical treatment group, self-worth in patients seeking cosmetic surgery was found to depend on their appearance and the approval of others. Further, the self-knowledge in patients seeking cosmetic surgery was lower than that of patients seeking surgical treatment. In addition, there were no significant differences between the two groups in vitality, depression, anxiety, and stress. It can be concluded that patients seeking cosmetic surgery have lower self-knowledge and their self-esteem depends on their appearance and the approval of others.

Original language	English
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology
Volume	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1834490920974761
Publication status	Published - 2021

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Iran
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depression
self, esteem
surgery_plastic

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