Publication:

A cross-cultural investigation of men's judgements of female body weight in Britain and Indonesia (2011)

Author(s): Swami V, Henderson G, Custance D, Tovee MJ

    Abstract: 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.

      • Date: 30-11-2010
      • Journal: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
      • Volume: 42
      • Issue: 1
      • Pages: 140-145
      • Publisher: Sage Publications
      • Publication type: Article
      • Bibliographic status: Published

      Keywords: Ideal body size, Physical attractiveness, Body weight, Cross-cultural, Thin ideal

      Staff

      Dr Martin Tovee
      Reader in Visual Cognition