What Do Turkish Men Think About Cosmetic Surgery?

Öz

The aim of this study is to determine Turkish men's opinions on cosmetic surgery. The data of this descriptive study were collected over the internet using the Cosmetic Surgery Acceptance Scale between March-April 2021. The sample of the study consisted of 228 men aged 18 and over who can use the internet and voluntarily agree to participate in the study. Descriptive statistics, Mann Whitney U Test, Kruskal Wallis Test and Spearman correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. In this study, men's Cosmetic Surgery Acceptance Scale total score, personal, social, and thoughts sub-dimension mean scores were respectively 50.88 ± 21.64 (min: 15 max: 105), 20.08 ± 8.81 (min: 5 max: 35), 13.49 ± 7.63 (min: 5 max: 35), 17.31 ± 31 (min: 5 max: 35). A weak negative correlation was found between the ages of Turkish men (r: -0141 p: 0.033) and their level of satisfaction with their appearance (r: -0.150 p: 0.023) and the total score of the Cosmetic Surgery Acceptance Scale. In conclusion, it was determined that Turkish men's attitudes towards cosmetic surgery are affected by age, level of satisfaction with their appearance, and their willingness to undergo cosmetic surgery in the future.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Cosmetic surgery
• man
• opinion

Türk Erkekleri Kozmetik Cerrahi Konusunda Ne Düşünüyor?

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türk erkeklerinin kozmetik cerrahi konusundaki düşüncelerinin belirlenmesidir. Tanımlayıcı tipte olan bu çalışmanın verileri Mart-Nisan 2021 tarihleri arasında Kozmetik Cerrahiyi Kabul Ölçeği ile internet üzerinden toplanmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemini, internet kullanabilen, çalışmaya katılmayı gönüllü olarak kabul eden, 18 yaş ve üzeri 228 erkek oluşturmuştur. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Mann Whitney U Testi, Kruskal Wallis Testi ve Spearman korelasyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bu araştırmada erkeklerin Kozmetik Cerrahi Kabul Ölçeği toplam puan, kişisel, sosyal ve düşünceler alt boyut puan ortalamalarının sırasıyla 50.88±21.64 (min:15 maks:105), 20.08±8.81 (min:5 maks:35), 13.49±7.63 (min:5 maks:35), 17.31±31 (min:5 maks:35) olduğu belirlenmiştir. Türk erkeklerinin yaşları (r:-0141 p:0.033) ve kendi görünüşlerinden memnuniyet düzeyleri (r:-0.150 p:0.023) ile Kozmetik Cerrahi Kabul Ölçeği toplam puanı arasında negatif yönde zayıf ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır. Kozmetik cerrahi geçirmek isteyen erkeklerin kozmetik cerrahiye yönelik tutumlarının daha olumlu olduğu saptanmıştır (U:2381.00 p:0.0001). Sonuç olarak, Türk erkeklerinin kozmetik cerrahiye ilişkin tutumlarının yaş, kendi görünüşlerinden memnuniyet düzeyleri ve gelecekte kozmetik cerrahi geçirmek isteme durumlarından etkilendiği belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kozmetik cerrahi
• erkek
• düşünce

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