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The Socio-psychological Phenomenon of "rejected Tatiana" and Aspiration to an Unattainable Standard of Beauty in Women Who Have Decided to Undergo Plastic Surgery

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The article is devoted to the study of the characteristics of women who, in pursuit of an unattainable standard of beauty, manage their appearance and body through the services of plastic surgeons. Purpose. To reveal the internal conflict of ideas about beauty, the gap between the real and ideal image of the "I" on the materials of a survey of women who have had plastic surgery and plan to do it in the future. This conflict is manifested in the opposition between imposed external standards of beauty and internal dissatisfaction with one's own appearance. Materials and methods. Diagnostics of 106 female respondents (18-42 years old) was carried out. They made up two groups: experimental (women who made a decision about plastic surgery) and control (women who had no desire to change something in their appearance by surgery). Methods: Freiburg Personality Inventory (FPI); Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); Body Image Quality of Life Inventory (BIQLI); Life Satisfaction Index (LSI) test, Multidimensional Self-Relationship Inventory (MSI); Dembo-Rubinstein's "Self-Esteem" method. Results. Women who decide to have plastic surgery are characterized by more pronounced defensive reactions (isolation), greater rigidity of the self-image, displacement of emotional reactions into the unconscious, external control of emotions, and vindictiveness. The attitude to their own appearance is more alienated: not feeling that their inner world is of interest to anyone, they prefer to bet on improving their appearance. Depressive manifestations are mediated by compensatory links with the feeling of unrecognized, incomprehensible, and the need to be "the mistress of one's life" contributes to the growth of depression.

Source: Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture

DOI: 10.12731/2658-6649-2024-16-5-979

Authors: Svetlana D. Gurieva, Diana V. Keplat, Ekaterina A. Yumkina

Institution: St Petersburg University

Language: English

Topic: Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $350