THE EFFECTS OF CELLULITE ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CYPRIOT WOMEN

This research aims to investigate the effects of having cellulite on the psychology of Cypriot women, emphasizing on their self-image and self-esteem. In order to collect data, a quantitative survey was carried out with a questionnaire, that was answered by 107 women in Cyprus, most of them under the age 35.In the present research, participants believed that they had little to moderate cellulite and believed that others had the same image of them. They still found their cellulite mildly to moderately annoying, with abdominal cellulite being the most trouble area. Another important finding of the present research was that cellulite negatively affects women’s self-esteem and self- image. Noteworthy, the more embarrassing the participants consider their cellulite, the more difficult it is for them to manage their self-image.