A full Brazilian or all natural: understanding the influences on young women’s decision to remove their pubic hair

Table 5 Results of Stepwise Regression of Beliefs Underlying Intention to Remove Pubic Hair

	Belief	Β	SE	β	R² (Adj. R²)	∆R²	sr²
Step 1	Feeling comfortable	.61	.05	.66***	.43 (.43)***	–	.43
Step 2	Feeling comfortable	.40	.06	.44***	.49 (.48)***	.06***	.17
Step 2	Feeling attractive	.33	.07	.33***			.10
Step 3	Feeling comfortable	.37	.06	.40***	.51 (.50)***	.02**	.15
	Feeling attractive	.35	.07	.35***			.12
	Being painful	−.11	.04	−.13**			.03

Note. Β = unstandardized coefficients; β = standardised coefficients; sr² = squared semi-partial correlations. ** p < .01. *** p < .001

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