Men's Concern About Hair
Loss
According
to a survey conductedby Psychology Today, hair loss
was a real concern for male respondents. Men with full
heads of hair were a narrow majority (53 percent). Ironically,
they were the most worried about hair loss: 38 percent
indicated they would be "very upset" if they
discovered they were rapidly losing hair. But anticipation
may be worse than reality, since only 23 percent of
men with thinning hair answered "very upset"
on the same item. Older men also expressed less concern.
Apparently
balding is easier to watch than experience, as women
were relatively unconcerned about male hair loss. Of
those whose partner had a full head of hair, only 13
percent would be "very upset" and 24 percent
"somewhat upset" at the prospect of his hair
thinning. A mere 18 percent of women whose partners
had already lost some hair acknowledged being very or
somewhat upset. Again, women may be adjusting their
preferences to the realities of their mate.
Fifty-two
percent of men thought women would endorse the statement,
"I generally find bald men unattractive."
Only 40 percent of women agreed, and they tended to
be younger and more attractive. On the other hand, some
women found bald men cute -- especially if their partner
lacked an intact scalp. A 24-year-old stated, "In
the past I never thought bald men were attractive. Only
recently my opinion changed. My recent boyfriend keeps
his head shaved and he is just adorable."
Most
men agreed that the best way to cope with encroaching
baldness was to "do nothing." Hair transplants
came in a distant second, with head shaving the third-favorite
choice. Buying a hairpiece was dead last. Only eight
male participants admitted to wearing a toupee.
Graying
hair was another matter. Over a third of the men approved
of using hair color to treat premature gray, and more
were positive about coloring for older men. Women's
attitudes were similar to men's for coloring premature
gray but were more negative about coloring for the aging
male. As one woman wrote, "Gray hair on men is
very sexy."
Reference:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19941101-000022.html
How
Women are Affected by Hair Loss
According
to a survey conducted byVenderbilt University on 202
students who completed a Body Image and Aging Survey
(BIAS), it revealed that physical symptoms of aging
would play a principal role in the establishment of
their future body image.
HAIR LOSS………………………………...92.5%
SAGGING BREASTS……………………...88.6%
DECREASED
TONATION………………..86.7%
LINES AND
WRINKLES…………………84.7%
This shows
that hair loss has a large mindshare even amongst young
women as an inevitable part of aging.
(Reference:
http://healthpsych.psy.vanderbilt.edu/age_and_body_image.htm)
Most counsellors
acknowledge that severe hair loss can bemore devasting
to women than it is to men. The society's common concept
of healthy feminity is associated with glossy and luxuriously
hair endowed head, thanks to the images imparted by
numerous advertisements.
However,
as much as half the female population suffer from hair
loss at some pint in their lives. It differs from men
in the way that hair loss is widespread on the scalp
as opposed to certain areas for men.
More on Causes
and Patterns of Baldness:
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