Predicting interest in cosmetic surgery: Interactive effects of appearance-based rejection sensitivity and negative appearance comments

Body Image

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 186-193

  Park, Lora E ^a   Calogero, Rachel M ^b   Harwin, Melissa J ^a   DiRaddo, Ann Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appearance; Cosmetic surgery; Physical attractiveness; Rejection sensitivity; Teasing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; CAUCASIAN; CHARACTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEGRO; PERSONALITY TEST; PLASTIC SURGERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CHARACTER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SURGERY, PLASTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349258005     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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