Comparison of the Five Dimensions of Personality, Body Image and Self-Esteem in Women Applying for Cosmetic Surgery and Non-Applicants
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Nazanin Amin kazemi
1
,
Hadi AkbariNejhad
2
,
Parya Faroughi
3
1 - Master's degree student in Psychology, Nabi Akram Institute of Higher Education, Tabriz, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Nabi Akram Institute of Higher Education, Tabriz, Iran.
3 - ucna,ac,ir
Keywords: Five Dimensions of Personality, Body Image, Self-Esteem, Cosmetic Surgery.,
Abstract :
The purpose of this research was to compare the five dimensions of personality, body image and self-esteem in women applying for cosmetic surgery and non-applicants. The research method was causal-comparative. The statistical population was made up of all women applying for cosmetic surgery referring to private beauty centers in Tabriz city in 1402 (Shamsi Calendar). The statistical sample consisted of 100 women, with 50 applying for cosmetic surgery and 50 non-applicants. They were selected using purposive sampling method for compare with the target group and were assessed using the Five-Factor of Neo Costa and McCree Questionnaire (1992), the Multidimensional Body-Self Relationship Questionnaire (1997) and Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale Questionnaire (1965). In order to analyze the data, Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) test was used. The hypotheses test revealed that there is no significant difference between the women applying for cosmetic surgery and non-applicants in terms of the five dimensions of personality and its components (neuroticism, extroversion, openness to experience) (p>0.05), but there is a significant difference between the dimensions of agreeableness and conscientiousness ( p<0.001). Additionally, no significant difference was found in the variable of body image and its components (importance to others, responsibility, courage, self-acceptance) (p>0.05) or in self-esteem and its components (p>0.05). Based on the results, it can be said that women applying for cosmetic surgery do not differ from non-applicating women in terms of the five dimensions of personality, body image and self-esteem.