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[email protected]. Materialist Values and Body Hair Removal 1 Running head: Materialist Values and Body Hair Removal Does Materialism Predict Body Hair Removal Among Undergraduate Males and Females? Brianna Ballew Grand Valley State University Faculty Advisor: Donna Henderson-King Ph.D. – Psychology Department 499 Honors Senior Project April, 2016 Materialist Values and Body Hair Removal 2 Abstract Previous research indicates that materialistic women are more likely to want to alter their bodies (Henderson-King & Brooks, 2009). This study focuses specifically on the relationship between materialism and body hair removal. We collected information about the frequency of body hair removal, reasons for hair removal, and materialism (Richins & Dawson, 1992). Findings indicate that males and females do not significantly differ on materialist values. Correlational analyses reveal that for women, materialism is related to frequency of hair removal for several body sites; for men, however, materialism was related to body hair removal for only a single site.