Structural equation modeling the relationship between psychopathology and attachment styles with mediation of the role of basic psychological needs in women applicants for cosmetic surgery in Kermanshah

Cosmetic surgery is one of the most common phenomena in recent decades. Due to high prevalence of psychiatric disorders among cosmetic surgery applicants, it is important to explore the pathways and variables affecting their mental health. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of basic psychological needs in the relationship between attachment styles and psychopathology in women undergoing cosmetic surgery.

The research was descriptive and based on correlation models. Available sampling method was employed in order to gather data from 300 women referring to Kermanshah specialized surgical centres, for doing cosmetic surgeries. Collected data were analyzed employing attachment styles questionnaire, basic psychological needs and psychopathology, and by SPSS 22 and LISREL 8/8.

The hypothetical model of the research fitted the experimental data. There was a significant relationship between attachment styles and psychopathology directly and indirectly. The results of path analysis indicated a mediating role for the difficulties of psychological needs in the relationship between attachment styles and psychopathology.

Attachment styles and basic psychological needs can be effective in preventing, diagnosing and treating of mental disorders, and promoting mental health of cosmetic surgery applicants.