Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Department of Methodology and Statistics, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
PLoS One. 2022 Apr 21;17(4):e0267451. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267451. eCollection 2022.
Around the world, an increasing number of people, predominantly women, are choosing to undergo cosmetic surgery-despite the associated health risks. This study aimed to promote a better cross-cultural understanding of the correlates and predictors of favorable attitudes toward cosmetic surgery among women in China (an Eastern country where cosmetic surgery is increasing most rapidly) and the Netherlands (a Western country). Questionnaire data were obtained from 763 adult women; 245 were Chinese women in China (Mage = 29.71), 265 were Chinese women in the Netherlands (Mage = 25.81), and 253 were Dutch women (Mage = 29.22). Facial appearance concerns and materialistic belief were significant predictors of favorable attitudes towards cosmetic surgery for all three cultural groups. Body appreciation was a significant positive predictor among Chinese women in both China and the Netherlands, whereas age and beauty-ideal internalization were significant positive predictors only among Chinese women in China. The findings and their implications are discussed with respect to the characteristics of Chinese culture that could explain the identified differences between Chinese and Dutch women.
在全球范围内，越来越多的人（主要是女性）选择进行整容手术——尽管存在相关的健康风险。本研究旨在促进对中国（一个整容手术增长最快的东方国家）和荷兰（一个整容手术增长最快的西方国家）女性对整容手术的有利态度的相关因素和预测因素的跨文化理解。从 763 名成年女性中获得了问卷调查数据；其中 245 名是在中国的中国女性（平均年龄 = 29.71），265 名是在荷兰的中国女性（平均年龄 = 25.81），253 名是荷兰女性（平均年龄 = 29.22）。外貌关注和物质主义信仰是所有三个文化群体对整容手术有利态度的重要预测因素。身体欣赏是中国女性在中国和荷兰的显著积极预测因素，而年龄和理想美内化则是中国女性在中国的显著积极预测因素。讨论了这些发现及其对中国文化特征的意义，这些特征可以解释中国和荷兰女性之间的差异。
