Perceptions of Health and Attractiveness
The Effects of Body Fat, Muscularity, Gender, and Ethnicity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4226807 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tovah Yanover (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health & McMaster Children's Hospital, Canada), J Kevin Thompson (0000-0001-9816-0659, University of South Florida) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1039-1048 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105309360426 |
| PMID | 20511287 |
| OpenAlex | W2067716754 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 20 |
Three hundred and thirty-three participants rated the health and attractiveness of schematic figures varying in muscularity, adiposity, gender, and race. In general, overweight and underweight figures were rated as less healthy and attractive. However, overweight figures with high levels of muscularity were rated more highly on these dimensions than figures with less muscularity. Females assigned higher attractiveness ratings than males; African Americans provided higher ratings than Caucasians and Hispanics for female figures and lower ratings than Caucasian and Hispanic raters for male figures. Theoretical explanations and applied implications are offered
Attractiveness · Developmental psychology · Obesity · Overweight · Perception · Physical attractiveness · Race (biology · Underweight · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Gender Studies · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |