?Single white male looking for thin, very attractive...?

Smith, Jane Ellen; Waldorf, V. Ann; Trembath, David

doi:10.1007/bf00289255

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“…Several studies have shown that, on average, men indicate stronger preferences for attractiveness in their partners than do women (Shackelford, Schmitt, & Buss, 2005;Singh & Young, 1995;Smith, Waldorf, & Trembath, 1990). Women may learn that their physical appearance is of primary importance, both in sexual and non-sexual contexts.…”

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confidence: 94%

Body Concerns In and Out of the Bedroom: Implications for Sexual Pleasure and Problems

2007

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Objectification theory (Fredrickson B. L., & Roberts, T. A. (1997). Psychology of Women Quarterly, 21, 173-206) proposes that body image concerns impair sexual function and satisfaction. The present study was designed to test whether body shame was related to sexual problems and pleasure among heterosexual men and women (N = 320). Using structural equation modeling, we tested whether adult men and women's body shame was linked to greater sexual problems (lower sexual arousability and ability to reach orgasm) and less pleasure from physical intimacy. Although women were significantly more likely to report appearance concerns than men across sexual and non-sexual contexts, appearance concerns were positively related to both men and women's sexual problems. The relationship between body shame and sexual pleasure and problems was mediated by sexual self-consciousness during physical intimacy. Men and women's body shame was related to greater sexual self-consciousness, which in turn predicted lower sexual pleasure and sexual arousability. Results persisted controlling for relationship status and age. Being in a relationship was associated with less sexual self-consciousness and less orgasm difficulty for men and women. Although some paths were significantly stronger for women than for men, results largely supported the proposition that body concerns negatively affect sexual pleasure and promote sexual problems for both men and women. Findings were discussed in terms of objectification theory and the increased cultural emphasis on physical appearance.

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confidence: 94%

Body Concerns In and Out of the Bedroom: Implications for Sexual Pleasure and Problems

2007

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“…Empirical evidence has consistently revealed that weight and body image concerns are more prevalent in women than men (Pilner, Chaiken, & Flett, 1990;Vervaet, van Heeringen, & Jannes, 1998;Wadden, Brown, Foster, & Linowitz, 1991). Furthermore, several studies have found that weight status is closely tied to judgments of relationship desirability of women but not men (Furnham, Dias, & McClelland, 1998;Singh & Young, 1995;Smith, Waldorf, & Trembath, 1990). Therefore, one might expect that women in our culture would be more attuned to being overweight.…”

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confidence: 98%

Gender differences in implicit weight identity

Grover

Keel

Mitchell

2003

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective: This study examined gender differences in explicit and implicit attitudes toward overweight and explicit and implicit weight identity. Method: Normal weight women (n ¼ 22) and men (n ¼ 20) and overweight women (n ¼ 20) and men (n ¼ 21) completed the Implicit Association Test and portions of the Eating Disorders Questionnaire. Results: Although explicit and implicit anti-fat attitudes were ubiquitous, gender differences emerged for weight identity. Both men and women provided accurate explicit appraisals of their weight status. However, men implicitly identified themselves as light regardless of actual weight status. Women's implicit weight identity was associated with their actual weight status, explicit weight appraisal, and implicit self-esteem. Discussion: These findings may provide additional insight into why men are underrepresented among those seeking weight loss and why women are at increased risk for developing eating disorders.

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“…Research in the 1990s uncovered continuity with the cultural script of the previous decade in terms of dating preferences. Young men valued physical attractiveness, submissiveness, and vulnerability in women dating partners, while young women preferred dominant and financially successful men partners (Goode 1996;Rainville and Gallagher 1990;Smith et al 1990). When forced to choose between a romantic relationship and another life goal (e.g., finance, education, physical fitness), research found that similar number of men and women chose the relationship rather than the life goal (75% of the women and 71% of the men), but consistent with gender stereotypes, women rated relationships as more important than men did, whereas men were more likely to give priority to the goals of "being financially well-off" or "owning one's own home" (Hammersla and Frease-McMahan 1990).…”

Section: Cultural Scriptsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Has Dating Become More Egalitarian? A 35 Year Review Using Sex Roles

2011

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In this selective review, we examined research on heterosexual dating published in Sex Roles since its inception to determine if dating practices have become more egalitarian over the past 35 years. An analysis of current best-selling dating advice books suggests that gender roles continue to be institutionalized in cultural scripts. A sexual scripts framework was used to categorize research findings to determine if the empirical evidence confirmed the durability of gender roles over time or revealed that dating has become less gendertyped. Research in Sex Roles suggests that heterosexual dating among young adults in the U. S. remains highly gender-typed in terms of cultural scripts (e.g., beliefs, ideals, and expectations), as well as interpersonal scripts (e.g., actual interpersonal emotions, interpersonal behaviors, or behaviors aimed at achieving or signaling a partner). Some variability was observed in interpersonal scripts in terms of occasional initiation of dates by women, for instance, but was not sufficiently widely used to challenge the dominant script. Functional reasons for the persistence of gender stereotypes in dating are presented. In addition, a friendship script is proposed as an alternative, egalitarian model of dating that might fulfill the same functions.

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?Single white male looking for thin, very attractive...?

Cited by 91 publications

References 30 publications

Body Concerns In and Out of the Bedroom: Implications for Sexual Pleasure and Problems

Body Concerns In and Out of the Bedroom: Implications for Sexual Pleasure and Problems

Gender differences in implicit weight identity

Has Dating Become More Egalitarian? A 35 Year Review Using Sex Roles

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