Garza Ray, Heredia Roberto R, Cieślicka Anna B
1 Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX, USA.
Evol Psychol. 2017 Mar;15(1):1474704917690741. doi: 10.1177/1474704917690741.
Previous research has indicated that women prefer men who exhibit an android physical appearance where fat distribution is deposited on the upper body (i.e., shoulders and arms) and abdomen. This ideal physical shape has been associated with perceived dominance, health, and immunocompetence. Although research has investigated attractability of men with these ideal characteristics, research on how women visually perceive these characteristics is limited. The current study investigated visual perception and attraction toward men in Hispanic women of Mexican American descent. Women exposed to a front-posed image, where the waist-to-chest ratio (WCR) and hair distribution were manipulated, rated men's body image associated with upper body strength (low WCR 0.7) as more attractive. Additionally, conceptive risk did not play a strong role in attractiveness and visual attention. Hair distribution did not contribute to increased ratings of attraction but did contribute to visual attraction when measuring total time where men with both facial and body hair were viewed longer. These findings suggest that physical characteristics in men exhibiting upper body strength and dominance are strong predictors of visual attraction.
先前的研究表明，女性更喜欢具有男性化体型的男性，即脂肪分布在上半身（如肩膀和手臂）以及腹部。这种理想体型与感知到的支配力、健康和免疫能力相关。尽管已有研究探讨了具有这些理想特征的男性的吸引力，但关于女性如何视觉感知这些特征的研究却很有限。当前的研究调查了墨西哥裔美国血统的西班牙裔女性对男性的视觉感知和吸引力。让女性观看经过调整腰胸比（WCR）和毛发分布的正面图像，她们认为与上半身力量相关（低WCR 0.7）的男性身体形象更具吸引力。此外，受孕风险在吸引力和视觉注意力方面并未起到重要作用。毛发分布并未导致吸引力评分增加，但在测量观看面部和身体都有毛发的男性的总时长时，毛发分布确实对视觉吸引力有影响，这类男性被观看的时间更长。这些发现表明，展现上半身力量和支配力的男性身体特征是视觉吸引力的有力预测指标。
