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heard of them Have heard of them, never seen them Familiar, occasionally watched them Very familiar, regularly watch them Gender 34 Results of chi square testing show statistically significant relatedness between exposure to plastic surgery reality television programs and never getting plastic surgery (p=0.046). Although statistically significant results were not found after completing the chi square tests regarding exposure, a statistically significant relationship was found between exposure to plastic surgery reality television programs and attitudes about never getting plastic surgery. The chi square value does not determine anything about the relationship, other than its presence, but one could suggest that exposure to reality surgery plastic television programs presents plastic surgery in a way that makes viewers open-minded about getting plastic surgery in the future. Table 5 presents a cross tabulation between the exposure to plastic surgery reality television programs and attitudes towards others have cosmetic surgery. Chi-square test did not show a relationship between these two variables, but the presentation of this table shows that the individuals who are most exposed to plastic surgery reality television programs have positive attitudes towards others having plastic surgery. Individuals who are not frequently exposed to plastic surgery reality television programs selected strongly agree or agree in response to “Cosmetic surgery can be a big benefit to a person’s selfimage,.” but did so in smaller numbers. This suggests that exposure may have an influence on the attitudes towards plastic surgery in college-aged men and women. 35 Table 5: Exposure to Plastic Surgery Reality Television Programs and Attitudes towards others having Plastic Surgery Cross Tabulation How familiar are you with plastic surgery reality television shows? Total Not familiar, never heard of them Not very familiar, may have heard of them Have heard of them, never seen them Familiar, occasionally watched them Very familiar, regularly watch them Cosmetic surgery can be a big benefit to a person’s self-image. Strongly agree 2 1 6 11 2 22 Agree 1 2 4 11 2 20 Neither agree nor disagree 3 1 1 2 0 7 Disagree 0 0 0 1 0 1 Total 6 4 11 25 4 50 The number of plastic surgery reality television shows viewed by participants is presented in Table 6. Nineteen participants had never seen a plastic surgery reality television shows. Botched (Entertainment Television (E!)) was the most viewed plastic surgery reality television show out of the possible responses. Other was the second highest response option. Individuals that selected this said that they had seen videos of plastic surgery shows on Instagram and Facebook and had watched the shows Nip/Tuck (FX), Dr. Miami (Women’s Entertainment Television (WE)) and Atlanta Plastic (Lifetime). Several participants asked if Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Real Housewives were considered plastic surgery reality television shows, but for this research these programs were not included because the focus of these shows is not primarily plastic surgery transformations. 36 Chi square identified statistically significant relatedness between familial experience with plastic surgery and the acceptability of family members having plastic surgery (p=0.039). Although the strength and direction of this relationship cannot be deduced from this finding, a relationship between these two variables is expected. Individuals who know of a family member who has had plastic surgery have been exposed to plastic surgery and may think other family members having plastic surgery is acceptable. Knowledge of a family member’s experience having plastic surgery may reduce one’s fear of the unknown or increase one’s apprehensions regarding plastic surgery and affect attitudes. Chi square testing identified relatedness between familial experience with plastic surgery and reluctance towards telling people other than family (p=0.049). Although the frequency distributions for question 16 (Table 2) were not obviously leading towards one attitude or another (30 percent agree; 34 percent disagree), knowledge of previous family members having plastic surgery can be predictive of one’s attitudes towards telling family. If an individual knows that one of their family members Table 6: Number of Plastic Surgery Reality Television Shows Viewed Count Percentage None 19 38.0% Botched 21 42.0% Botched by Nature 7 14.0% The Swan 3 6.0% Dr. 90210 12 24.0% Extreme Makeover 14 28.0% Other 17 34.0% The counts do not add up to total number of participants and the percentages to not add up to 100% because this was a multiple response question. 37 were accepted by other family for having plastic surgery, one can assume that their family will give a similar reaction; however, if one knows of a family member who experienced a negative response from family members after having cosmetic surgery, that individual might be more reluctant to tell their family. Never having plastic surgery and familial experience with plastic surgery showed relatedness after chi square testing (p=0.049). Individuals who have family members who have had plastic surgery may have knowledge of the unexpectedness of trauma or disease. The rigidity of the word never implies that one cannot do something under any circumstances, but if one knows of a family member
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