A cross-cultural investigation of men's judgments of female body weight in Britain and Indonesia

Viren Swami; Grant Henderson; Deborah Custance; Martin J. Tovée

doi:10.1177/0022022110383319

A cross-cultural investigation of men's judgments of female body weight in Britain and Indonesia

Viren Swami^*, Grant Henderson, Deborah Custance, Martin J. Tovée

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	140-145
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Volume	42
Issue number	1
Early online date	30 Nov 2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022110383319
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

body weight
cross-cultural
ideal body size
physical attractiveness
thin ideal

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