Prevalence and associated factors of minimally invasive facial cosmetic surgery in Chinese college students

Jin, Xingyue; Twayigira, Mireille; Zhang, Wenjing; Gao, Xueping; Luo, Xuerong; Xu, Huiming; Huang, Chunxiang; Shen, Yanmei

doi:10.1186/s12888-021-03676-3

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“…This result is consistent with a Chinese study from 2019, which reported a mean score of 37.1 (SD 8.0) among university students [ 34 ]. However, it is a little lower than another Chinese study and a Russian study, which showed mean SDS scores for university students of 44.4 (SD 9.9) and 47.8 (SD 10), respectively [ 35 , 36 ]. In contrast, the mean GAD-7 scores reported in previous studies (including a Chinese, an Ethiopian, and an American study) were more than 6 in university students [ 37 , 38 , 39 ].…”

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Duration of Keeping an Exercise Habit and Mental Illness and Life Attitude among University Students

Kong

Chen

Gong

2022

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Physical exercise has beneficial effects on human health, and several studies have examined the association between exercise and mental health. However, most of these studies focused on exercise intensity, duration, or frequency. Evidence for the association between the duration of maintaining an exercise habit and mental illness is lacking, especially in young adulthood—a crucial period that bridges adolescence and adulthood. This study investigated the association between the duration of keeping an exercise habit and mental illness and life attitude among Chinese university students. A total of 11,392 university students participated in this study (6866 men and 4526 women). The duration of keeping an exercise habit was evaluated using a questionnaire with relevant questions. Exercise habit was defined as exercising for longer than 30 min per session and more than twice a week. Mental illness consisted of two elements: depressive symptoms—assessed using the Zung Self-rating Depression Scale, and anxiety symptoms—assessed using the seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale. Life attitude was assessed using a questionnaire with relevant questions. Multivariate logistic regression analysis examined the adjusted association between the duration of keeping an exercise habit and mental illness and life attitude. In the final adjusted model, compared to the no exercise category, the odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of depressive symptoms were 0.80 (0.70, 0.91) for those with an exercise habit of 1–4 months, and 0.72 (0.63, 0.83) for those with one of >4 months (p for trend <0.001). Additionally, when compared to participants with no exercise habit, the adjusted odds ratios (95% CIs) for anxiety symptoms were 1.01 (0.90, 1.14) for those with a habit of 1–4 months and 0.78 (0.69, 0.88) for those with one of >4 months (p for trend =0.001). A longer duration of keeping an exercise habit was also significantly associated with positive life attitudes. Our results showed that a long duration of keeping an exercise habit was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of mental illness among university students. Further, maintaining a more prolonged exercise habit may benefit individuals’ mental health in young adulthood.

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Duration of Keeping an Exercise Habit and Mental Illness and Life Attitude among University Students

Kong

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Gong

2022

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“…51 A Chinese study with 63.3% of women sample revealed that the reasons for finding a mate were chosen by 11 or 5.0% of the sample. 52 Another study that took samples from five countries in East Asia with female proportions between 54.3% to 70.8% revealed that 9.2% or 136 respondents performed aesthetic procedures because they were suggested by a https://doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S398685…”

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“…On the other hand, four out of seven studies in Asia, involving samples from East Asia and West Asia, indicated explicitly that men were the reason women chose laser procedures. [50][51][52][53] It is also interesting to note that the only study in Australia also shows direct male influence, in the form of partners in close relationships, as a source of motivation for choosing cosmetic procedures. 54…”

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“…58,83 Improving mental and emotional health is also a common reason individuals use cosmetic procedures. 52,61 Men pay more attention to the appearance of their potential partners, and the media also portrays the version of beauty that men like. These two factors provide mental and emotional pressure on women to look attractive through cosmetic procedures.…”

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Direct and Indirect Roles of Men in Determining Women Decision to Use Laser Procedures for Skin Care

Teresa¹

2023

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Laser procedures for skin care is becoming increasingly popular and used by the global community and affect many aspects of human life. However, there is very little research on the role of men in women's decision to follow this dermatological procedure. This study aimed to identify the role of men in motivating women to choose laser-based procedure. A systematic literature review research design was applied in this study. A total of 27 papers were obtained by searching PubMed Central for the 2013-2022 editions. The extraction of samples and the motivation of patients or research respondents in choosing laser procedures for cosmetic treatments were conducted to obtain clues about the role of men in making these decisions. Only six studies explicitly reveal the role of men as motivators of women to perform laser-based dermatological procedures. Four of these six studies were conducted in Asia in countries with a high degree of collectivism. The remaining two studies reveal a minor role for men in women's motivation to choose dermatological procedures. Other studies only indirectly implicate the role of men through intrasexual competition, increased selfesteem, and the needs of the world of work. Limitations of the study lies in the non-specificity of the study sample in the female population, laser-based treatments, and the role of men in motivating women. The role of men in motivating women to perform laserbased skin care procedures is stated explicitly in collectivist cultures while only implicitly in individualist cultures. These findings indicate that the strategy of utilizing the added value of men to laser treatment procedures should be directed at the relationship between men and women in real terms in collective cultured countries.

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“…There was evidence that women performed better in the recognition of minor modifications in facial skin than men ( Samson et al, 2010b ). This difference may be explained by the fact that the main consumers of cosmetic and facial beauty treatments are women ( Jin et al, 2022 ; Mohammed et al, 2022 ), making them to be more sensitive to facial skin conditions. Male and female judgments of male and female faces were mostly consistent in this study.…”

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Your face looks the same as before, only prettier: The facial skin homogeneity effects on face change detection and facial attractiveness perception

Sun

Zhang

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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Previous studies suggested that (1) facial attractiveness perception can be increased with facial skin homogeneity improving; and (2) human’s facial change detection increases along with facial skin homogeneity increases. However, it’s unknown whether a face can be perceived prettier than it did before while still being considered as physically the same. It is possible that these two kinds of cognitive-aesthetic processing may have separate mathematical functions in psychophysical studies. In other words, human’s facial attractiveness differentiation may be more sensitive than facial change detection. In this current study, we explored the above questions. Using three types of psychophysical techniques to manipulate facial skin homogeneity, we measured how participants’ sensitivity to facial skin homogeneity and attractiveness change. Results showed a linear function curve for facial physical change detection and a logarithmic function curve was drawn in the forced-choice technique, which was the most sensitive one, indicating that participants can judge a face prettier than before without being aware of it has physically changed. Besides, two linear function curves were shown in the same/different technique and a rating technique. Taken together, this current study revealed that facial attractiveness can be enhanced and discriminated by improving facial skin homogeneity, without being realized by people with conscious awareness that the face has been changed.

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Prevalence and associated factors of minimally invasive facial cosmetic surgery in Chinese college students

Cited by 8 publications

References 29 publications

Duration of Keeping an Exercise Habit and Mental Illness and Life Attitude among University Students

Duration of Keeping an Exercise Habit and Mental Illness and Life Attitude among University Students

Direct and Indirect Roles of Men in Determining Women Decision to Use Laser Procedures for Skin Care

Your face looks the same as before, only prettier: The facial skin homogeneity effects on face change detection and facial attractiveness perception

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