The Predictive Role of Social Appearance Anxiety in Psychological Well Being: A Cross-Sectional and Regression Analysis in Aesthetic Rhinoplasty
Abstract
Background: Aesthetic surgery such as rhinoplasty increases self-esteem, self-confidence and quality of life, and reduces humiliation, embarrassment, boredom and anxiety. Patients before rhinoplasty surgery are likely to have social appearance anxiety, which may contribute to psychological well-being. Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social appearance anxiety and psychological well-being, as well as their effective factors among individuals deciding to undergo rhinoplasty surgery. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 112 individuals in a state hospital in ….province, Turkey. Along with socio-demographic information of the participants, the Psychological Well-Being Scale and Social Appearance Anxiety Scale were used to collect data. Results: The mean score of social appearance anxiety was 35.30±14.07 (score range: 16-80), which was 43.56±9.15 (score range: 8-56) for psychological well-being. The female gender, perceiving negative thoughts about their appearance from people around them, having no children, thinking about the surgery for 1-10 years were the preditor of social appearance anxiety; whereas males and perceiving positive thoughts about their appearance from people around them were the predictors of psychological well-being. There was a negative, moderate-level correlation between social appearance anxiety and psychological well-being, where one unit increase in social appearance anxiety affected psychological well-being by reducing 0.248 units. Conclusion: As per this study, psychological well-being of the patients is affected by thoughts about their appearance by the people, gender, duration of desiring for the surgery, and whether or not they have children, and social appearance anxiety reduces psychological well-being.
Keywords
- rhinoplasty
- social appearance anxiety
- psychological well-being
- consultation-liasion psychiatric nursing
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Mental Health Nursing
Journal Section
Clinical Research
Publication Date
April 14, 2026
Submission Date
January 9, 2025
Acceptance Date
September 5, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 19 Number: 2