Concerns about penis size are an often-overlooked aspect of men's body image issues and insecurities. Now, a Monash University Research team is trying to tackle that issue by workshopping research-backed educational resources to teach young people about healthy body image and genital appearances.But new research from Monash University has taken a look at what is an often under-studied but no doubt impactful aspect of men’s body image concerns.
co-design process with young adult men to work out the kind of messages that they would respond to what educational content had to be and what would be effective, they thought, with boys in a high school setting. " In fact, the findings show that men who are concerned about their penis shape or size are often less likely to undergo medical check-ups for things like sexually transmitted infections.
The study also found that the idea that penis size matters is one often propagated by mainstream media, social media, and pornographic content.