University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School January 2012 Body Depilation among Women and Men: The Association of Body Hair Reduction or Removal with Body Satisfaction, Appearance Comparison, Body Image Disturbance, and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptomatology Michael Scott Boroughs University of South Florida,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons, Clinical Psychology Commons, and the Sociology Commons Scholar Commons Citation Boroughs, Michael Scott, "Body Depilation among Women and Men: The Association of Body Hair Reduction or Removal with Body Satisfaction, Appearance Comparison, Body Image Disturbance, and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptomatology" (2012). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3985 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Body Depilation among Women and Men: The Association of Body Hair Reduction or Removal with Body Satisfaction, Appearance Comparison, Body Image Disturbance, and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptomatology by Michael S. Boroughs A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Psychology College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: J. Kevin Thompson, Ph.D. Vicky Phares, Ph.D. Cynthia R. Cimino, Ph.D. Joseph A. Vandello, Ph.D. Brent J. Small, Ph.D. Date of Approval: October 12, 2010 Keywords: body image, body hair, human appearance, attractiveness, Social Comparison Theory, muscularity, masculinity, femininity Copyright © 2012, Michael S.