Swami Viren, Smith Jan, Tsiokris Athena, Georgiades Chrissa, Sangareau Yolanda, Tovée Martin J, Furnham Adrian
Department of Psychology, University College London.
J Soc Psychol. 2007 Feb;147(1):15-26. doi: 10.3200/SOCP.147.1.15-26.
The waist-to-chest ratio (WCR), body mass index (BMI), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) are the major cues to women's ratings of men's bodily attractiveness (J. T. Fan, W. Dai, F. Liu, & J. Wu, 2005; D. M. Maisey, E. L. E. Vale, P. L. Cornelissen, & M. J. Tovée, 1999; V. Swami & M. J. Tovée, 2005b). The authors examined the relative importance of each of these cues cross-culturally in Greece and Britain. Participants were 36 British and 40 Greek women who rated a set of images of real men with known WCR, BMI, and WHR. The results showed that, regardless of the cultural setting, WCR was the primary determinant of men's physical attractiveness to women, with BMI playing a minor role. However, there were also cross-cultural differences: The Greek women showed a stronger preference for a lower WCR and smaller overall body weight than did the British women. The authors considered possible explanations of these findings.
腰胸比（WCR）、体重指数（BMI）和腰臀比（WHR）是女性对男性身体吸引力评分的主要线索（J.T.范、戴伟、刘峰和吴静，2005年；D.M.梅西、E.L.E.瓦尔、P.L.科内利森和M.J.托维，1999年；V.斯瓦米和M.J.托维，2005b）。作者在希腊和英国跨文化地研究了这些线索各自的相对重要性。参与者为36名英国女性和40名希腊女性，她们对一组已知WCR、BMI和WHR的真实男性图像进行评分。结果表明，无论文化背景如何，WCR都是男性对女性身体吸引力的主要决定因素，BMI起次要作用。然而，也存在跨文化差异：希腊女性比英国女性更倾向于较低的WCR和较小的总体体重。作者考虑了这些发现的可能解释。
