The Hairlessness Norm Extended: Reasons for and Predictors of Women's Body Hair Removal at Different Body Sites
The Hairlessness Norm Extended: Reasons for and Predictors of Women's Body Hair Removal at Different Body Sites
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DOI：
10.1007/s11199-008-9494-3
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发表时间：
2008-12-01
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Hodgson, Suzanna
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作者：
Tiggemann, Marika;Hodgson, Suzanna
该研究旨在探讨女性脱毛实践背后的动机和预测因素。 235 名澳大利亚女本科生样本完成了问卷调查，询问体毛脱毛的频率和原因，以及媒体曝光度的衡量标准。经证实，绝大多数人（约 96%）会定期去除腿毛和腋毛，最常见的是剃毛，并将其归因于女性气质和吸引力的原因。相当大的比例（60%）还去除了至少部分阴毛，48% 的人去除了大部分或全部阴毛。在这里，人们相对更多地归因于性吸引力和自我提升。此外，拥有伴侣和接触特定形式的媒体可以预测阴毛的去除。结论是，目前阴毛脱毛与腿毛或腋毛脱毛的含义不同，但可能会增加。它只会进一步加深人们的信念，即女性身体的现状是不可接受的。
The study aimed to explore the motivations behind and predictors of the practice of body hair removal among women. A sample of 235 Australian female undergraduate students completed questionnaires asking about the frequency and reasons for body hair removal, as well as measures of media exposure. It was confirmed that the vast majority (approximately 96%) regularly remove their leg and underarm hair, most frequently by shaving, and attribute this to femininity and attractiveness reasons. A sizeable proportion (60%) also removed at least some of their pubic hair, with 48% removing most or all of it. Here the attributions were relatively more to sexual attractiveness and self-enhancement. Further, having a partner and exposure to particular forms of media predicted pubic hair removal. It was concluded that pubic hair removal is currently different in connotation from leg or underarm hair, but is likely to be on the increase. It can only further the belief that women's bodies are unacceptable the way they are.