Naslov
The influence of aesthetic surgery on the profile of emotion

Autori
Rubeša, Gordana ; Tic Baćić, Tamara ; Sveško Visentin, Helena ; Bačić, Giordano

Izvornik
Collegium antropologicum (0350-6134) 35 (2011), 2; 51-55

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
surgery; aesthetic; emotion; profile index

Sažetak
In the clinical practise it has been observed that the person changes physically, too, after aesthetic surgery. The aim of this work was to examine, by objective psychological measurements, what changes occur, and what personality features change. Forty six subjects that had an aesthetic surgery were examined ; they were tested before, and eighteen month after the surgery by the Profile Index of Emotion (PIE). Before the re-testing the subjects were analyzed by "The Life Events Scale" to exclude the possibility of the influence of new life events on the results of the re-test. The control group of 29 volunteers was tested by the same psychological instruments. The control group never verbalized the wish for an aesthetic surgery ; they were never in psychiatric treatment, and the corresponded to the experimental group in the age, sex and education level. Analysis of the data obtained from PIE test before and after the operation shows a statistical significant increase of the adaptability segments and an improvement of capacity for taking and giving. Emotional conflict does not disappear, but a new balance is established, satisfaction is higher, and the identity is more integrated.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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