以往,，體毛被視為男性陽剛美的重要標(biāo)志,，但如今情況發(fā)生了變化。近幾年,，越來越多的男性到美容中心或自己動(dòng)手去除體毛,。
為了進(jìn)一步了解男性的去毛習(xí)慣，研究人員對(duì)106名同性戀男性和228名異性戀男性進(jìn)行了匿名網(wǎng)上調(diào)查,。調(diào)查項(xiàng)目包括是否進(jìn)行過去毛,，去毛頻率，采取何種去毛措施以及去毛的動(dòng)機(jī),。相關(guān)報(bào)道發(fā)表在最近的愛思唯爾期刊《體象》（Body Image）上,。調(diào)查結(jié)果表明，有去毛經(jīng)驗(yàn)的男性不在少數(shù),，而這其中同性戀男性去毛的比例更高,。大約一半的受訪者使用脫毛蠟,、脫毛膏或去毛器去除背部和臀部的體毛。超過80%的受訪者表示他們使用去毛器去除陰毛,。
研究結(jié)果還表明,，無論是同性戀男性還是異性戀男性，他們?nèi)コw毛的動(dòng)機(jī)都是為了是自己更加具有吸引力,。同性戀和異性戀的男性都具有去除體毛的習(xí)慣,，對(duì)外表的關(guān)注點(diǎn)也很相似。（生物谷Bioon.com）
生物谷推薦原始出處：
Body Image,，doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.04.001,，Yolanda Martins, Libby Churchett
Hair today, gone tomorrow: A comparison of body hair removal practices in gay and heterosexual men
Although hairlessness is rapidly becoming a component of the ideal male body, little research has examined men's concerns about their body hair or their hair removal practices. Samples of gay and heterosexual men completed questionnaires that assessed whether they had ever removed their back, buttock or pubic hair, the frequency with which they did so, the methods used and their self-reported reasons for removing this hair, as well as their level of appearance investment. Results indicated that many gay and heterosexual men remove their back, buttock and pubic hair regularly and that their primary reason for doing so is to maintain or improve their appearance. The frequency of hair removal was also associated with the motivational salience component of appearance investment. The findings offer further support to the premise that gay and heterosexual men exhibit similar body image concerns.
