The Role of Social Competence and Moral Foundations in Predicting the Tendency Towards Cosmetic Surgery
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 15 No. 40 (1404),
14 Tir 2025
,
Page 1-11
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v15i40.46984
Abstract
Background and Aim: The motivation for the continuous search for cosmetic surgery is based on a combination of psychological, emotional, social, spiritual, ethical, and personality factors. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the role of social competence and moral foundations in predicting the tendency towards cosmetic surgery.
Methods: The research method was descriptive-correlational. The research population included all women applying for cosmetic surgery at cosmetic surgery centers in Tehran in the year 2024, from which 120 individuals were selected through convenience sampling as the sample. They responded to the social competence questionnaire by Flannery et al. (1990), the ethical foundations questionnaire by Haidt and Graham (2007), and the tendency toward cosmetic surgery questionnaire by Etemadi Fard and Amani (2023). The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation test, multiple regression, and SPSS software version 22.
Ethical Considerations: Verbal consent of the participants was obtained and they were assured about the confidentiality of the information.
Findings: The results showed a negative correlation between social competence (r = -0.537) and moral foundations (r = -0.638) with the tendency towards cosmetic surgery (p < 0.01). Additionally, the results indicated that social competence explained 28.9% and moral foundations explained 41% of the variance in the tendency towards cosmetic surgery.
Conclusion: Psychological assessments of social competence and moral foundations are useful and beneficial in determining the clinical profile of applicants and referring them for psychotherapy before performing surgical procedures.
- Social Competence
- Moral Foundations
- Tendency towards Cosmetic Surgery
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