Racial differences in body type preferences of men for women
| Autor: | Deborah R. Greenberg, David J. LaPorte |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Eating Disorders. 19:275-280 |
| ISSN: | 1098-108X 0276-3478 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199604)19:3<275::aid-eat6>3.0.co;2-j |
| Popis: | Objective Research indicates that African-American women have a significantly higher prevalence of obesity, a markedly lower prevalence of eating disorders, and greater satisfaction with their bodies than Euro-American women. One potential contributing explanation for this difference may be differential body type preferences between the men in the two communities. Method: Sixty-three African-American and 116 Euro-American men were asked to rank, in order of attractiveness, a series of silhouettes of women of varying sizes. Additionally, they answered questions concerning their current relationships. Results: Euro-Americans chose significantly thinner figures, and reported wishing their girlfriends would lose weight significantly more often than African-Americans. Discussion: These differential preferences may translate into greater pressure within the Euro-American community for women to be thin than in the African-American community; however, a small effect size suggests that factors other than race contribute to men's body type preferences. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
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