en رويكرد شناختي رفتاري Cognitive behavioral پژوهشي Original Research Article <p style="text-align: justify"><b>Objective:</b> The interest in cosmetic surgery has increased dramatically during recent years and psychologists have focused on the associations of this interest. The present study aimed to compare cosmetic surgery patients and normal individuals in terms of their early maladaptive schemas (EMSs), body image (BI), and self-esteem, as well as investigate the relationships of EMSs and self-esteem with BI.&nbsp;</p> <div style="text-align: justify"><b>Methods: </b>120 university students (60 patients with cosmetic surgery and 60 normal individuals) completed the Short Form of the Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ-SF), Multidimensional Body-Self Questionnaire (MBSRQ), and Cooper-Smith Self-Esteem Test (CSEI). To investigate data, multivariate analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficient test, and multiple regressions were administered. SPSS-20 software was used for statistical analysis.&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: justify"><b>Results:</b> Groups study showed significant differences in their appearance evaluation. Findings indicated significant correlations between domains of disconnection and rejection, impaired autonomy, and self-esteem with BI. Also, results indicated that EMSs and self-esteem were the significant predictors of BI.&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: justify"><b>Conclusion:</b> Cosmetic surgery can improve one&rsquo;s appearance, but to gain a comprehensive understanding of its causes and outcomes, we must consider various social and psychological factors and their interactions.</div> Early maladaptive schemas, Body image, Self-esteem, Cosmetic surgery 201 210 http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-155-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mahsa Mojallal مهسا مجلل mahmojallal@gmail.com Yes Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran. دپارتمان روانشناسی دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی دانشگاه گیلان, رشت, ایران Mahnaz Khosrojavid مهناز خسروجاوید Mkhjavid.psyc@yahoo.com No Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran دپارتمان روانشناسی دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی دانشگاه گیلان, رشت, ایران Fatemeh Pakzad فاطمه پاکزاد satmojallal555@gmail.com No Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran دپارتمان روانشناسی دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی دانشگاه گیلان, رشت, ایران Mona Ghanbari مونا قنبری mona_ghanbari@hotmail.com No Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran دپارتمان روانشناسی دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی دانشگاه گیلان, رشت, ایران