Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia.
Body Image. 2020 Dec;35:75-83. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.08.007. Epub 2020 Oct 1.
The study investigated the effectiveness of a very brief video aimed at increasing adolescent girls' knowledge of the variation in normal female genital appearance and improving their attitudes towards their own genitals. The video was developed by the researchers and included information about the anatomical features of cisgender female genitals and their function, as well as emphasizing the diversity in the appearance of these features, particularly the external genitalia or vulvar region. A sample of 343 female adolescents aged 16-18 years were randomly assigned to view the educational video or a control video. The educational video significantly increased the girls' knowledge of female genital anatomy. The educational video also significantly increased genital appearance satisfaction and decreased consideration of undergoing cosmetic genital surgery or labiaplasty in the future. The participants who watched the educational video were also more likely to recommend focusing on the diversity in normal female genital appearance when educating other young people on the topic of female genital anatomy. Our results suggest that a very brief educational video could be a useful tool to assist young girls with their genital self-image.
本研究旨在调查一段极短的视频在提高青春期少女对正常女性生殖器外观变化的认识和改善她们对自身生殖器态度方面的有效性。该视频由研究人员制作，包括有关顺性别女性生殖器的解剖特征及其功能的信息，以及强调这些特征的外观多样性，特别是外生殖器或外阴区域。研究人员随机分配了 343 名 16-18 岁的女性青少年观看教育视频或对照视频。教育视频显著提高了女孩对女性生殖器解剖结构的认识。教育视频还显著提高了生殖器外观满意度，并降低了未来进行生殖器整容手术或阴唇整形术的考虑。观看教育视频的参与者也更有可能建议在教育其他年轻人关于女性生殖器解剖结构的主题时，关注正常女性生殖器外观的多样性。我们的研究结果表明，一段极短的教育视频可能是帮助年轻女孩建立生殖器自我形象的有用工具。
