Table 1.
Gender: | |
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Date of birth: | |
Educational status: | |
Country you live in: | |
Have you undergone previous cosmetic surgery? | Yes (...) No (...) |
When did you decide to have the surgery? |
Before March 2020 (...) After March 2020 (...) |
Please rate the reasons mentioned below considering your motivation to undergo cosmetic surgery | |
1. Increased frequency of checking yourself in the mirror since the beginning of the pandemic and therefore bothered by your appearance more than before | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |
2. Feeling irritated by your appearance in the mirror long before the pandemic already | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |
3. Gaining weight during the pandemic and therefore bothered by your body shape more than before | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |
4. Complaining by your body shape and weight long before the pandemic already | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |
5. Increased time spent on social media since the beginning of the pandemic and therefore bothered by your appearance more than before | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |
6. Bothered by your appearance long before the pandemic due to time spent on social media | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |
7. People you were quarantined with commenting on your physical features more frequently than before | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |
8. People commenting on your physical features long before the pandemic already | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |
9. Noticing some physical features you are not happy with on camera during video meetings (Zoom, Teams, etc.) you participated during the pandemic | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |
10. Feeling more confident in public while wearing a mask | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |
11. Desire to look better after the pandemic | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |
12. Increased desire to change after a previous cosmetic surgery | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |
13. Observing the change of a friend or a celebrity after having a cosmetic operation and envying them | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |
14. Desire to be admired by others | 1(...) 2(...) 3(...) 4(...) 5(...) 6(...) |