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A Psychological Study of Patients Seeking Augmentation Mammaplasty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Solveig Beale ,
Hans-Olof Lisper  and
Bodil Palm
Solveig Beale
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Uppsala, Box 227, S-751 04 Uppsala, Sweden
Hans-Olof Lisper
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Uppsala, Box 227, S-751 04 Uppsala, Sweden
Bodil Palm
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Uppsala, Box 227, S-751 04 Uppsala, Sweden
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Summary

Data from interviews with 64 women who were to undergo or already had undergone an augmentation mammaplasty were compared with data from a control group of 28 women. Great differences existed between the groups, mainly with regard to personality test data and childhood milieu. The women operated on were in general less certain of themselves and felt less feminine. These factors seem to be a sufficient basis for the appearance of the problem. Cultural norms are obviously also important but seem to influence all women in the same way.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 136 , Issue 2 , February 1980 , pp. 133 - 138
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1980 

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