Gay male attraction toward muscular men: Does mating context matter?

被引：20

作者：

Varangis, Eleanna ^{[2
]}

Lanzieri, Nicholas ^{[1
]}

Hildebrandt, Tom ^{[2
]}

Feldman, Matthew ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] NYU, Silver Sch Social Work, New York, NY 10003 USA

[2] Mt Sinai Sch Med, Eating & Weight Disorders Program, New York, NY USA

[3] Gay Mens Hlth Crisis Inc, New York, NY USA

来源：

BODY IMAGE | 2012年 / 9卷 / 02期

关键词：

Attractiveness; Gay males; Short and long-term relationship; Muscularity; Body fat; TO-HIP RATIO; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; HOMOSEXUAL-MEN; BODY DISSATISFACTION; PREFERENCES; GENDER; FACE; OBJECTIFICATION; REPLICATION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.01.003

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

The purpose of this study was to examine gay men's perceived attractiveness of male figures based on short-term and long-term partner contexts. A sample of 190 gay adult men rated the attractiveness of line-drawings depicting male figures varying systematically in muscularity and body fat percentage in both short-term and long-term dating contexts. Mixed effects modeling was used to estimate the effects of figure (muscularity and body fat), dating context (short-term vs. long-term), and individual rater characteristics on attractiveness ratings. Results indicated that figure muscularity and body-fat had significant non-linear (i.e., quadratic) relationships with attractiveness ratings, and short-term dating context was associated with more discriminating ratings of attractiveness. Interactions between individual characteristics and figure characteristics indicated that the more available the individual and lower body fat, the more discriminating they were in ratings of attractiveness. The implications for future investigations considering both object and observer characteristics of attractiveness preferences are discussed. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：270 / 278

页数：9

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