Waist-to-hip ratio and preferences for body shape: A replication and extension

被引：112

作者：

Furnham, A

Tan, T

McManus, C

机构：

[1] Department of Psychology, University College London, London WC1 0AP

来源：

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 1997年 / 22卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0191-8869(96)00241-3

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Evidence from Singh (1993a, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 293-307; 1993b, Human Nature, 4, 297-321; 1994, Personality and individual Differences, 16, 123-132; 1995, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69, 1089-1101) clearly demonstrates the relation of waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and apparent overall body weight to attractiveness judgements of male and female figures. The present study is a cross-cultural replication of Singh's studies. In addition, sex difference meta-perceptions of attractiveness were considered. Overall results support Singh's work, which finds the WHR the most parsimonious measure of body physical attractiveness. With regard to the latter, a large consensus on preferences of ideal figures was found. Participants' perceptions of body shape and size showed both similarities and differences to those in Singh's research, and are discussed in terms of WHR as an evolutionary adaptation. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.

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页码：539 / 549

页数：11

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