Freedman Rachel E K, Carter Michele M, Sbrocco Tracy, Gray James J
Department of Psychology, American University, 321 Asbury Building, Washington, DC 20016-8062, USA.
Eat Behav. 2004 Jul;5(3):191-8. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2004.01.002.
This study examined both ethnic differences and differences between college and community samples in male preferences for ideal body size and shape in women. As expected, it was found that African-American men were more likely to choose heavier figures as ideal than White American men did. Contrary to expectations, there were no differences in chosen ideal weight between college and community subsamples. As expected, both ethnic groups chose figures with a low waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), but African-American men were more likely to choose a very low WHR as ideal. The findings replicate and extend research showing weight to be a more important cue than WHR in the mate-selection process and support the theory that African-American men's preferences may serve as a protective factor against eating and body image pathology in African-American women.
本研究调查了男性对女性理想体型和身材偏好方面的种族差异以及大学生样本与社区样本之间的差异。正如预期的那样，研究发现非裔美国男性比美国白人男性更倾向于选择体重更重的体型作为理想体型。与预期相反，大学生子样本和社区子样本在所选理想体重方面没有差异。正如预期的那样，两个种族群体都选择了腰臀比（WHR）低的体型，但非裔美国男性更倾向于选择极低的腰臀比作为理想体型。这些发现重复并拓展了相关研究，表明在择偶过程中，体重是比腰臀比更重要的线索，并支持了这样一种理论，即非裔美国男性的偏好可能是预防非裔美国女性饮食和身体形象问题的一个保护因素。
