September 10, 2025

The Mediating Effect of Self-Esteem and Relationship Satisfaction on the Relationship Between Body Image and Surgical Demand in Young Adults Planning Aesthetic Surgery

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Cross-sectional study reveals significant mediation by self-esteem and relationship satisfaction on surgical demand in young adults.

Increased self-esteem decreases the acceptance of surgery, while relationship satisfaction increases it.
Body perception has both direct and indirect effects on surgical acceptance through self-esteem and relationship satisfaction.
Body perception levels were found to be an important predictor of surgical demand in young adults.
The total effect of psychosocial factors on surgical acceptance was significant in the analyzed model.

Gülşen et al. (2025) studied this question.

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