Effect of Appearance Instrumentality on the Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery: Moderated Mediation Effects of Ambivalent Emotions toward Attractive Friends and Appearance Appreciation

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2018S1A5B5A07073377)

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