Influences of Self-Esteem and Body Cathexis on Aesthetic Surgery Needs and Clothing Attitude in Korean Teenage Students

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  • 韓国１０代の青少年の自尊心と身体満足度が整形や服装行動に及ぼす影響
  • カンコク 10ダイ ノ セイショウネン ノ ジソンシン ト シンタイ マンゾクド ガ セイケイ ヤ フクソウ コウドウ ニ オヨボス エイキョウ

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A questionnaire was conducted to understand the demographic differences among Korean teenage students in relation to self-esteem, body cathexis, aesthetic surgery needs, and clothing attitudes. Higher body cathexis was found in slender/tall males, and in socially higher males. The need for facial aesthetic surgery was deemed higher among the more socially privileged, among females, and among students of less body cathexis. Higher body cathexis and self-esteem were founded in students of mid/small-sized cities, and in the more socially privileged. (Females more eagerly expressed their personalities through their choice of clothing.) Four factors of gender, body cathexis, age, and social status significantly influenced the aesthetic surgery needs : higher demand among females, students with less body cathexis, older students, and more socially privileged students. Both males and females indicated that they needed aesthetic surgery the most for discolored spots and scars. The orders of need for other parts were orthodontia>nose>lower body parts>double eyelid in males, and lower body part>orthodontia>nose> in females. Korean teenagers with higher self-esteem tend to be satisfied with their own body images and have less desire for aesthetic surgery. Higher body cathexis appeared in males, in the slender/tall, and socially higher students. Females in particular have a less positive attitude toward their appearance and have a stronger desire to improve it.

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