Look into the Mirror : The body Image and Associated Factors of Patients SeekingCosmetic Dermatology Service

• Main Authors: SHEN,YI-CHUN, 沈怡君
• Other Authors: KAO,MEI-YING
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/30368490527477841853

碩士 === 臺北醫學大學 === 醫學人文研究所 === 94 === Mirror is the tool to check our real appearance but people tend to believe the advantage of beauty. The general values about appearance also conflict with the self concept. Such as the height, weight, skin colors, hair or eye colors are all the targets to change. Is the person in the mirror the real self or just the person who wants to match the social standard? Recently medical cosmetic procedures are very popular with the society, a large amount people took the medical cosmetic treatment. About the phenomenon, this research focuses on the body image of the patients of the cosmetic dermatology service, and the factors which affect the body image.Body image is the part of self concept and it can reflect one’s attitude and concept toward one’s body. However, the process of forming can’t be done in short time and without the influence of environment and others. So, the body image includes the self attitude (self-esteem、 appearance self-evaluation、 self-consciousness about the importance of body、self discrepancy、appearance orientation ) and the irritation for body form society( social comparison、 body schema ). This research method is questionnaire, and the sample is the patients form Medical Cosmetic Treatment Hospitals in Taipei City and Taipei County. The total number is 303 people including 25 female and 273 female and the range is between 17 to 69 years old. The result indicated that the more the patients care the appearance, the more they care their body image and at the same time they have difficulties satisfying themselves ( the low body image) .On the contrary, the higher people’s confidence and self evaluation are or the smaller people’s appearance self-discrepancy are, the less they care about the appearance and are affected by the society comparison and the higher their body images are. Besides, most patients have positive attitude toward their bodies and high appearance self-evaluation（high body image）, they still care the appearance very much ( strong appearance tendency). Through the medical cosmetic treatment, they want to make the appearance look “better”.However, the self-appearance differences are enlarged by the higher appearance standard. The researcher may be able to form more positive viewpoint toward self bodies of the public by understanding the patients’ attitude toward the appearance. This can help to lower the sick anaplasty trend and the psycho’s “Body Image Dissatisfaction” If the healers could realize the patients’ body image and concerned factors deeply, they could give the humane concern to the patients and could lessen the gap between the patients’ impractical toward the appearance and the result of anaplasty.