The Effect of Religious Commitment Level of Women Over 40 Years on Their Perspectives on Cosmetic Surgery

Abstract

Objective: With ageing, physical attractiveness decreases, and weight gain and wrinkles increase, which leads to an increase in the tendency towards plastic surgery. However, the level of religious attitude can influence this tendency. This study was conducted to determine the effect of the religious commitment level of women over 40 years on their perspectives on cosmetic surgery. Materials and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 452 women aged 40-65 who visited a hospital's outpatient clinic in Türkiye.. Results: It was determined that 61.5% of the women who participated in the study had a high religious commitment. The women with high levels of religious commitment were found to have a lower desire for cosmetic surgery (p<0.001). Conclusion: The cosmetic surgery perspective was found to be adversely affected by the frequency of devotion and worship practices.

Keywords

• cosmetic surgery
• nurse
• religious commitment

40 Yaş Üstü Kadınların Dini Bağlılık Düzeylerinin Kozmetik Cerrahiye Bakış Açısına Etkisi

Öz

Amaç: Yaşlanma ile birlikte fiziksel çekicilik azalır, kilo alımı ve kırışıklıklar artar, bu da estetik cerrahiye olan eğilimin artmasına neden olur. Ancak dini tutumun düzeyi bu eğilimi etkileyebilir.Bu çalışma, 40 yaş üstü kadınların dini bağlılık düzeylerinin kozmetik cerrahiye bakış açısına etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Materyal ve Methot: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte olan bu araştırma, Türkiye'de bir hastanenin polikliniğine başvuran 40-65 yaş arası 452 kadın ile yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan kadınların %61.5'inin dini bağlılığının yüksek olduğu belirlendi. Dini bağlılığı yüksek olan kadınların kozmetik cerrahi isteğinin daha düşük olduğu bulundu (p<0,001). Sonuç: Estetik cerrahi bakış açısının ibadet ve ibadet uygulamalarının sıklığından olumsuz etkilendiği bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• dini bağlılık
• hemşire
• kozmetik cerrahi

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