Sociocultural expectations of attractiveness for males

Petrie, Trent A.; Austin, Laura; Crowley, Barbara J.; Helmcamp, Annette Marguerite; Johnson, Courtney E.; Lester, Regan; Rogers, Rebecca; Turner, Jeff; Walbrick, Kevin

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“…Leit, Pope, and Gray (2001) found that Playgirl centerfolds had grown more muscular in the previous 25 years. However, the body size of male models in GQ and Esquire did not change from 1960 to 1992 (Petrie et al, 1996). Also, the backlash against the women's movement may have increased the importance of appearance for men: as women's and men's roles overlap more and more, the emphasis on the muscular masculine body, in contrast to the thin feminine body, helps to reassert gender differences (Mishkind et al, 2001).…”

Section: Masculine and Feminine Bodies In Developmental Contextmentioning

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Longitudinal Gender Differences in Objectified Body Consciousness and Weight-Related Attitudes and Behaviors: Cultural and Developmental Contexts in the Transition from College

McKinley

2006

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Longitudinal analysis of objectified body consciousness, body esteem, self-acceptance, and weight-related attitudes and behaviors in young adults (115 women and 49 men), who were undergraduates in 1993, tested hypotheses developed from theory on the social construction of gendered bodies and the developmental contexts of the post-college transition. Gender differences in body surveillance, body shame, and body esteem and the relationships between these persisted, whereas the relationship between body esteem and self-acceptance decreased for women and was similar to men at Wave 2. For both women and men, body surveillance and body shame decreased and body esteem increased over time, even though BMI also increased. Men wanted to lose weight at levels similar to women at Wave 2 and were equally likely to exercise to control weight, but they were less likely than women to diet. These results fit both cohort and age-related changes models of body experience for women and men.

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Section: Masculine and Feminine Bodies In Developmental Contextmentioning

confidence: 93%

Longitudinal Gender Differences in Objectified Body Consciousness and Weight-Related Attitudes and Behaviors: Cultural and Developmental Contexts in the Transition from College

McKinley

2006

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“…For example, forearm and calf circumferences increased approximately 70%, and neck circumference increased approximately 53%. Additionally, the number of health and fitness-related articles and advertisements appearing in popular men's magazines significantly increased from 1960 to 1992 (Petrie et al 1996), potentially to aid/encourage men to achieve the increasingly muscular ideal male body.…”

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“…As the prevalence of overweight increases within a society that strongly emphasizes the value of thinness among women (Wiseman et al 1992) and muscularity among men (Petrie et al 1996), several questions emerge. How has the evaluation and interpretation of body weight changed?…”

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Weighing Weight: Trends in Body Weight Evaluation Among Young Adults, 1990 and 2005

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Given the rising prevalence of overweight and sociocultural portrayal of increasingly thin female body ideals and muscular/lean male body ideals, we examined trends in body weight evaluation using two cross-sectional surveys of US undergraduates in 1990 (n=794) and 2005 (n=794). Trends in body weight evaluation variables were examined and compared to respondents' current body mass index. Results suggest men are increasingly evaluating their weight in a manner reflective of heavier, more muscular societal body ideals. Women are becoming increasingly accurate in evaluating their weight and perception of being overweight is declining. However, the high, stable prevalence of potentially inappropriate weight management behavior among both genders suggests the influence of societal body ideals on behavior remains strong.

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“…Ésta indica que la objetivación de la figura, muy estudiada por otros investigadores (Calogero, ), mediante el proceso de optar por una perspectiva de observador como principal visión de la apariencia propia, muchas veces comparándose con un ideal, puede llevar al monitoreo o evaluación habitual del cuerpo, el cual puede incrementar la vergüenza y la ansiedad. La figura que se ha promulgado como ideal, en el caso de las mujeres, es aquella figura delgada (muchas veces de apariencia no sana) e inalcanzable (Halliwell & Dittmar, 2004); y en el caso de los hombres el ideal está más dirigido a una figura un poco más saludable, musculosa y en forma (Petrie et al, 1996).…”

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Relación entre el grado de actividad física y la satisfacción sexual y corporal en estudiantes universitarios costarricenses

Hernández

Moncada-Jiménez²

2013

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Relación entre el grado de actividad física y la satisfacción sexual y corporal en estudiantes universitarios costarricenses Relationship between physical activity level and body and sexual satisfaction in costa rican college students Relação entre o grau de atividade física e a satisfação sexual e corporal dos estudantes universitários de Costa Rica Isaura Castillo Hernández, José Moncada Jiménez Universidad de Costa RicaResumen: El propósito del estudio fue describir la relación entre la satisfacción con la imagen corporal, la satisfacción sexual y el nivel de actividades físicas en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios costarricenses de ambos sexos, solteros y heterosexuales. En el estudio participaron 179 estudiantes (39 mujeres sedentarias, 40 hombres sedentarios, 34 mujeres físicamente activas y 66 hombres físicamente activos); con una edad promedio de 20.4 ± 3 años. Todos los participantes completaron el IPAQ-7, el Índice de Satisfacción Sexual y la versión en español del Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ). Se realizaron análisis de varianza 2 x 2 de grupos independientes (Sexo x Nivel de Actividad Física). Se encontró que no existe relación entre el nivel de actividades físicas, la imagen corporal y la satisfacción sexual en hombres y mujeres universitarios. Palabras clave: Satisfacción sexual; satisfacción corporal; nivel de actividad física. Abstract: The purpose of the study was to describe the relationship between body image satisfaction (BS), sexual satisfaction (SS) and physical activity level (PAL) in a sample of male and female, single and heterosexual Costa Rican students. In the study participated 179 students (39 sedentary females, 40 sedentary males, 34 physically active females and 66 physically active males) with a mean age of 20.4 ± 3 yrs. Participants completed the

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Sociocultural expectations of attractiveness for males

Cited by 42 publications

References 9 publications

Longitudinal Gender Differences in Objectified Body Consciousness and Weight-Related Attitudes and Behaviors: Cultural and Developmental Contexts in the Transition from College

Longitudinal Gender Differences in Objectified Body Consciousness and Weight-Related Attitudes and Behaviors: Cultural and Developmental Contexts in the Transition from College

Weighing Weight: Trends in Body Weight Evaluation Among Young Adults, 1990 and 2005

Relación entre el grado de actividad física y la satisfacción sexual y corporal en estudiantes universitarios costarricenses

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