Does fortune favour the bald? Psychological correlates of hair loss in males

In order to investigate the relationship between male hair loss and psychological distress, 182 men were recruited who had a wide range of ages and hair loss varying from none to severe. Care was taken to ensure that hair loss and age were uncorrelated in the sample. Multiple regression was used to...

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Published in:	The British journal of psychology Vol. 86 ( Pt 3); p. 337
Main Authors:	Wells, P A, Willmoth, T, Russell, R J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-08-1995
Subjects:	Adult Aged Alopecia Depression - psychology Hair Humans Introversion (Psychology) Male Middle Aged Self Concept Stress, Psychological - psychology Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:	In order to investigate the relationship between male hair loss and psychological distress, 182 men were recruited who had a wide range of ages and hair loss varying from none to severe. Care was taken to ensure that hair loss and age were uncorrelated in the sample. Multiple regression was used to predict possible consequences of baldness, controlling for age, and examining the interaction between baldness and age to see if consequences were especially severe in cases of premature baldness. Increasing degrees of hair loss were associated with loss of self-esteem, depression, introversion, neuroticism and feeling unattractive. These effects were more marked for young men in the case of self-esteem, introversion and feeling unattractive.
ISSN:	0007-1269
DOI:	10.1111/j.2044-8295.1995.tb02756.x