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This study reports results from the first International Body Project (IBP-I), which surveyed 7,434 individuals in 10 major world regions about body weight ideals and body dissatisfaction. Participants completed the female Contour Drawing Figure Rating Scale (CDFRS) and self-reported their exposure to Western and local media. Results indicated there were significant cross-regional differences in the ideal female figure and body dissatisfaction, but effect sizes were small across high-socioeconomic-status (SES) sites. Within cultures, heavier bodies were preferred in low-SES sites compared to high-SES sites in Malaysia and South Africa (ds = 1.94-2.49) but not in Austria. Participant age, body mass index (BMI), and Western media exposure predicted body weight ideals. BMI and Western media exposure predicted body dissatisfaction among women. Our results show that body dissatisfaction and desire for thinness is commonplace in high-SES settings across world regions, highlighting the need for international attention to this problem.

The research reported here was conducted under National Science Foundation Grants GS-1121X and GS-33069X. The authors are grateful to John H. Harvey for his advice and help on the research.

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The surgical techniques used results in acceptable blood loss and transfusion requirements for hepatic resection. This approach is safe, cost-effective, reproducible, and applicable for widespread use.

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The development of two 50‐item parallel forms of an Australian sex‐role scale is described. A total of 2,427 subjects rated 512 adjectives in terms of their desirability for Australian males and females, the degree to which they are expected in Australian males and females, and their self‐applicability. These ratings were used to construct the two scales — Personal Description Questionnaire Forms A and B. Each scale comprises 10 masculine positive, 10 masculine negative, 10 feminine positive, 10 feminine negative, and 10 social desirability items. The new scales were administered to 282 (144 male, 138 female) high‐school students for self‐description, and the various psychometric characteristics of the scales and norms for these samples are presented. It is recommended that Australian sex‐role researchers use these new scales in preference to past scales based on American college students. As with any new scales there is a need for further normative data to be gathered and a variety of validation studies to be conducted.

A sample of 186 dating couples completed questionnaires in order to examine thc relevancc o f attachmen1 styles, romantic beliefs, self-esteem, and gender roles to relationship satisfaction. Thc aim was to assess whether male and female anxiety over abandonment and comfort with closencss, and interactions among them, predicted satisfaction beyond the contribution of the other variables. IJsing multiple-regression analysis, it was found that attachment styles successfully predicted satisfaction, after controlling for romantic beliers, self-esteem, and gender roles. Both partners were particularly dissatisfied whcn either partner suffcrcd high anxicty over abandonment or low comfort with closeness. Implications for gender roles, relationship satisfaction, and attachment styles are discussed.