Background and Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between histrionic personality and primary maladaptive schemas with desire for cosmetic surgery in Iranian women.
Methodology: The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of this research included all cosmetic surgery applicants who referred to the beauty clinics and counseling centers of Tehran in 2024 in the number of 460 people, of which 210 people were selected as a sample by simple random sampling based on Morgan's table. In order to collect the data of the research, the questionnaires of tendency towards cosmetic surgery in women by Soheili (2016), Yang et al.'s schema (2005) and histrionic personality disorder in women by Alavi Hijazi (2017) were used. The research data were analyzed using multivariate regression statistical analysis.
Findings: The results indicated that there is a significant relationship between histrionic personality and initial incompatible schemas with the desire for cosmetic surgery in Iranian women. Based on these findings, expressive personality predicts 44% of women's desire for cosmetic surgery (β=0.44), and other results showed that the initial incompatible schemas can predict women's desire for cosmetic surgery has (β=0.39).
Conclusion: According to the recognition of the initial maladaptive schemas in women applying for cosmetic surgery in this study, it is recommended to provide psychological treatments before cosmetic surgery.