Women's Body Image

Women's Body Image.
When it comes to how satisfied they are with their own bodies, notions women hold of what men air for in females may be key, a unexplored study suggests. Researchers at Southern Methodist University in Dallas found that women are happier with their clout if they believe that men prefer full-bodied women as an alternative of those who are model-thin. "Women who are led to believe that men prefer women with bodies larger than the models depicted in the media may feel higher levels of self-esteem and lower levels of depression," paramount researcher Andrea Meltzer, a social psychologist at Southern Methodist, said in a university dirt release.

The study included almost 450 women, the majority of whom were white, who were shown images of women who were either ultra-thin or larger-bodied. Some women were also told by the researchers that men who had viewed the pictures had tended to tender the thinner women, while others were told that men had preferred the larger women. Both groups of women then completed a questionnaire meant to assess how they felt about their weight.