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

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Martin Tovee

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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.

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

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Year: 2011

Volume: 42

Issue: 1

Pages: 140-145

Print publication date: 30/11/2010

ISSN (print): 0022-0221

ISSN (electronic): 1552-5422

Publisher: Sage Publications

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022022110383319

DOI: 10.1177/0022022110383319

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