title: Translation and validation of the Malay Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale.
abstract: The present study examined the psychometric properties of a Malay translation of the Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale (ACSS; Henderson-King & Henderson-King, 2005). A total of 373 Malaysian women completed the ACSS along with measures of ideal-actual weight discrepancy, body appreciation, sociocultural attitudes toward appearance, self-esteem, life satisfaction, and demographics. Results showed that the Malay ACSS was best reduced to a two-factor solution, although an overall score of all 15 ACSS items showed the highest internal consistency. Results also showed that this overall score had good discriminant and divergent validity. It is expected that the availability of a Malay version of the ACSS will stimulate cross-cultural research on the acceptance of cosmetic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Westminster, London, UK. v.swami@wmin.ac.uk
authors.forename: Viren
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Swami
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008296:Malaysia; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000523:psychology*; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult