The "Skinny" on Body Size Requests in Personal Ads

Surveyed personal ad writers to examine the actual preferences of those seeking thin partners, those seeking physically fit partners, or those with no preference. Respondents indicated ideal and acceptable partner body sizes. Males in the three categories differed significantly in choice of an ideal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sex roles 2000-07, Vol.43 (1-2), p.129-141
Hauptverfasser:	Miller, Erica J, Smith, Jane Ellen, Trembath, David T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Advertising Attractiveness Biological and medical sciences Body Image Body size Body Weight Classified Advertising Ethnicity Females Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Interpersonal Attraction Interpersonal Relationship Males Mass Media Images New Mexico Periodicals Personal advertisements Personal appearance Physical Fitness Preferences Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Rating Scales Self Concept Self image Sex Differences Social attribution, perception and cognition Social psychology Thinness USA Weight
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Zusammenfassung:	Surveyed personal ad writers to examine the actual preferences of those seeking thin partners, those seeking physically fit partners, or those with no preference. Respondents indicated ideal and acceptable partner body sizes. Males in the three categories differed significantly in choice of an ideal figure, though actual figure size differences were negligible. Females chose the same figure as ideal despite different weight requests. (SM)
ISSN:	0360-0025 1573-2762
DOI:	10.1023/A:1007047914166