Connolly Jennifer M, Slaughter Virginia, Mealey Linda
School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
J Sex Res. 2004 Feb;41(1):5-15. doi: 10.1080/00224490409552209.
Research with adults has shown a preference for average-weight female figures with waist-to-hip ratios (WHR) of 0.7, and average weight male figures with waist-to-hip ratios of 0.9. This study investigated the development of preferences for WHR sizes as well as preferences for specific body weights. Five-hundred eleven children ranging in age from 6 to 17 were presented with drawings of 12 male and 12 female silhouettes varying in weight and WHR and asked to select one they thought looked the nicest or most attractive. The youngest children showed preferences for the underweight figures, changing to consistent preferences for the average weight figures in the teenage years. The developmental curves for waist-to-hip ratio preferences were linear, changing gradually over time to become more adult-like. Potential developmental models for the development of preferences for specific body shapes are considered in relation to these data.
针对成年人的研究表明，他们偏爱腰臀比（WHR）为0.7的平均体重女性身材，以及腰臀比为0.9的平均体重男性身材。本研究调查了对腰臀比尺寸的偏好发展情况以及对特定体重的偏好情况。研究人员向511名年龄在6至17岁之间的儿童展示了12幅男性和12幅女性轮廓图，这些轮廓图在体重和腰臀比方面各不相同，并要求他们选出一幅他们认为看起来最漂亮或最有吸引力的图。最年幼的儿童偏爱体重过轻的身材，到了青少年时期则转变为对平均体重身材的一致偏好。腰臀比偏好的发展曲线是线性的，随着时间的推移逐渐变化，变得更像成年人。结合这些数据，考虑了对特定体型偏好发展的潜在发展模型。
