Attitudes Towards Nudist and Public Beaches
Some Evidence of Dissonance Reduction and Gender Differences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10138947 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ad J J M Vingerhoets (0000-0001-8840-6379, Radboud University Nijmegen, corresponding author), Ad Vingerhoets (Department of Psychology University of Nijmegen The Netherlands), Bram Buunk (Department of Psychology University of Nijmegen The Netherlands), Bram P Buunk (Radboud University Nijmegen) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 13-21 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Leisure Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2216 • E-ISSN: 2159-6417 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00222216.1987.11969671 |
| OpenAlex | W2192843177 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
Attitudes towards recreation in bathing attire and nudist beach recreation were studied using a semantic differential encompassing 17 concepts. Respondents were 333 public beach visitors (166 males and 167 females) and 353 visitors to nudist beaches (187 males and 167 females). Two specific hypotheses were tested. (1) On the basis of cognitive dissonance theory it was predicted that visitors to nudist beaches would reduce dissonance by emphasizing the positive aspects of nudist recreation as well as the negative aspects of recreation on public beaches. Such a need for dissonanace reduction was supposed to be less prevalent among visitors to public beaches. (2) In line with theories on gender differences in sexuality, it was predicted that male public beach visitors, because of their interest in visual erotica, would have more positive attitudes towards nudism than female visitors to these beaches. In addition, female nudists were expected to evaluate nudist recreation more positively because of the opportunity to acquire a tan all over. The results supported the first hypothesis, whereas the second one was partially confirmed. Contrary to expectations, male and female nudists were equally positive with respect to nudist recreation, whereas female nudists were more negative towards recreating in bathing attire than male nudists were. Results are discussed within the context of social psychological theories on attitudes and within the current knowledge of gender differences in terms of preference for visual erotica
Bathing · Cognitive dissonance · Context (archaeology · Geography · Human sexuality · Preference · Recreation · Sociology · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Ecology · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Gender Studies · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
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| Citation span | 1999 - 2009 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |