Characteristics of male attractiveness for women
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The corresponding ideal body for men in Western society is characterized by both a high degree of upper body muscularity (the V-shaped torso) and a low degree of body fat.
“The corresponding ideal body for men in Western society is characterized by both a high degree of upper body muscularity (the V-shaped torso) and a low degree of body fat, with the latter enhancing the salience of the former (Maisey et al., 1999; Leit et al., 2002; Cafri et al., 2005; Ridgeway and Tylka, 2005; McCreary, 2007; Murray et al., 2017).”
From The degree to which the cultural ideal is internalized predicts judgments of male and female physical attractiveness (2022) · cites this paper as Maisey et al., 1999
Previous studies have assumed that a particular body shape signals a particular composition, but this is likely a false assumption.
“So, although previous studies have assumed that a particular body shape signals a particular composition (Singh, 1993; Maisey et al., 1999; Fan et al., 2005; Hönekopp et al., 2007; Gardner and Brown, 2010; Sell et al., 2017), this is likely a false assumption.”
From The degree to which the cultural ideal is internalized predicts judgments of male and female physical attractiveness (2022) · cites this paper as Maisey et al., 1999
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- Authors
- Tovée, M., Maisey, D., Vale, E., & Cornelissen, P.
- Affiliations
- Newcastle University (GB)
- Venue
- The Lancet
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1999-05
- Volume
- 353
- Issue
- 9163
- Pages
- 1500
- ISSN
- 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
- 0140-6736
- OpenAlex
- W2078751430
- Cited by
- 186
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Lancet (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln) (acceptedVersion)
- Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
- Keywords
- male attractiveness, female physical attractiveness, body mass index, sexual attractiveness, mate choice, attractiveness ratings, replication
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Beauty, Body Constitution, Female, Humans, Male, Regression Analysis, Body Mass Index, Sexuality
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