A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Men's Judgments of Female Body Weight in Britain and Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2314293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Viren Swami (0000-0002-4866-7950, University of Westminster, corresponding author), Grant Henderson (0000-0002-4695-4497, University of London), Deborah Custance (University of London), Deborah M Custance (Goldsmiths University of London), Martin J Tovée (0000-0001-9642-4462, Newcastle University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 140-145 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022022110383319 |
| OpenAlex | W2132479179 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
Forty-seven men in Bali, Lombok, and Britain, respectively, were asked to rate a series of female images varying in body size for attractiveness. Between-group analyses indicated that participants in Lombok rated a heavier female figure as attractive compared with participants in Bali and Britain. In addition, participants in Bali and Lombok rated a wider range of figures as attractive compared with Britons. Results are discussed in relation to the globalization of the thin ideal
Attractiveness · Body weight · Geography · Globalization · Ideal (ethics · Political science · Sociology · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Demography · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |