Big Data Analysis of South Asian Students’ Acceptance Attitudes to Cosmetic Surgery in China

Abstract

This paper aimed to explore the relationship between cosmetic surgery acceptance, objectified body Consciousness, and stress among South Asian students studying in China, and to provide a reference for mental health education in colleges. 301 South Asian students in a medical school in Shandong were investigated by using the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3, The Objectified Body Consciousness Scale, and The Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale. The Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale score of South Asian students in China was (48.790±19.873). The social dimension of The Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale (Z=1.976, P<0.05) in male students was higher than that in female students, and the difference was statistically significant. The acceptability of cosmetic surgery was positively correlated with pressure (r=0.175, P<0.01) and objectified body consciousness (r=0.181, P <0.01). Pressure not only directly affected the acceptability of cosmetic surgery, but also indirectly affected the acceptability of cosmetic surgery through an objectified body consciousness. Objectified body consciousness plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between stress and cosmetic surgery acceptance.