The University of Chicago, Department of Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Eat Behav. 2010 Jan;11(1):25-32. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2009.08.004. Epub 2009 Aug 29.
Traditional body image studies have been constrained by focusing on body thinness as the sole component of attractiveness. Evidence suggests that African American women may hold a multifactorial view of attractiveness that extends beyond size to include factors such as dress attire and race. The current study employed a culturally sensitive silhouette Model Rating Task (MRT) to examine the effects of attire, body size, and race on attractiveness. Unexpectedly, minimal differences on attractiveness ratings emerged by attire, body size, or model race between African American and Caucasian women. Overall, participants preferred the dressed, underweight, and African American models. Factors such as exposure to diverse groups and changes in African American culture may explain the present findings. Future studies to delineate the components of attractiveness for African American and Caucasian women using the MRT are needed to broaden our understanding and conceptualization of attractiveness across racial groups.
传统的身体意象研究受到限制，因为它仅关注瘦身为吸引力的唯一组成部分。有证据表明，非裔美国女性可能对吸引力持多因素的观点，这种观点不仅包括体型，还包括服装和种族等因素。本研究采用文化敏感的剪影模特评分任务（MRT）来检验服装、体型和种族对吸引力的影响。出乎意料的是，非裔美国女性和白种女性在服装、体型或模特种族方面的吸引力评分差异极小。总的来说，参与者更喜欢穿着得体、体重偏轻和非裔美国模特。接触不同群体和非裔美国文化的变化等因素可能解释了目前的发现。未来需要使用 MRT 来描绘非裔美国女性和白种女性吸引力的组成部分，以拓宽我们对不同种族群体吸引力的理解和概念化。
