Factor structure and correlates of the Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale among South Korean University students

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 220-229

  Swami, Viren ^a,b   Hwang, Choon Sup ^c   Jung, Jaehee ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HELP UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale; Culture; Psychology; Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH KOREA; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY IMAGE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858214167     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090820X11431577     Document Type: Article

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