Perceptions and meta-perceptions of self and partner physical attractiveness

Swami, Viren; Waters, Lauren S.; Furnham, Adrian

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.06.011

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“…Similar to investigations assessing women's internalization of the "thin ideal" depicted in the media, empirical research has tested men's perceptions of the ideal body. Research suggests that gay and heterosexual men report a desire to be thinner and more muscular (Lanzieri & Hildebrandt, 2011;Levesque & Vichesky, 2006;Swami, Waters, & Furnham, 2010;Tiggemann et al, 2007), with some evidence indicating that gay men are less satisfied with their body and desire a thinner ideal relative to heterosexual men (Austin et al, 2004;Morrison, Morrison, & Sager, 2004). Exposure to media images depicting the ideal male body is associated with men's internalization of societal ideals (Leit, Gray, & Pope, 2002).…”

Section: Body Image In the Male Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

It’s Not Me, It’s You: Perceptions of Partner Body Image Preferences Associated With Eating Disorder Symptoms in Gay and Heterosexual Men

Fussner

Smith

2015

Journal of Homosexuality

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This study explored perceptions of partner body image preferences and symptoms of disordered eating in gay and heterosexual men. Participants were male college students (n = 201; M age = 20.46), and over one third identified as gay. We compared discrepancies between participants' current and ideal body type and participants' current body type and the body type they believed they should have to attract a dating partner. For gay men, the discrepancy between their current body and the body they believed they should have to attract a dating partner was significantly greater than the discrepancy between their current and ideal body types. In gay and heterosexual men, the discrepancy between current body and the body they believed they should have to attract a dating partner predicted eating, shape, and weight concern. Results suggest that perceptions of partner body image preferences may contribute to eating disorder pathology in men.

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Section: Body Image In the Male Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

It’s Not Me, It’s You: Perceptions of Partner Body Image Preferences Associated With Eating Disorder Symptoms in Gay and Heterosexual Men

Fussner

Smith

2015

Journal of Homosexuality

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“…There are a few papers on the correlates and consequences of self-rated (physical) attractiveness (Bale & Archer 2013;Swami, Furnham, Geogiades, & Pang, 2007;Swami, Waters, & Furnham, 2010). The results tend to be consistent: there are few sex differences in self-ratings overall but when very specific body parts are rated, there are small and replicable differences.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…It was predicted that males, those with a higher BMI, Open and Conscientious people would have a higher difference score, as they rate intelligence over attractiveness in themselves whereas the opposite is true in females (Swami et al, 2010).…”

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Gender, BMI, and Personality as Predictors of Self-Assessed Attractiveness and Intelligence

Furnham¹

2017

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Over 2000 students completed three short questionnaires in which they rated their general and multiple intelligence, their attractiveness and personality using a shortened measure of the Big Five. They also provided information about their weight, height, religious and political beliefs. A series of regression was performed with self-rated intelligence and attractiveness as the criterion variable. Females scored higher on Neuroticism and Agreeableness and lower on Openness, Self-estimated IQ and attractiveness. Regressions for self-estimated IQ and Attractiveness showed a similar pattern: Conscientious, Disagreeable, Extraverted, Lower BMI males gave higher scores. Regressions for the different "multiple intelligences" showed that four (Logical, Spatial, Interpersonal, Spiritual) of the nine predictor variables accounted for 10 or more percent of the variance. For the "Academic intelligences" results showed that Conscientious, Open, Extraverted males gave higher scores. Implications and limitations are considered.

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“…For example, self-estimates of cognitive ability correlate .33 with more objective estimates (Freund and Kasten 2012). Research often only finds a correlation between .25 and .50 between an interactant's self-assessment and others' perceptions of that interactant (Achenbach, Dumenci, and Rescorla 2002; Achenbach et al 2005;Blanchard et al 2009;Willmington 1996, 1998;Conway and Huffcutt 1997;Cummings et al 2010;Fletcher and Kerr 2010;Harris and Schaubroeck 1988;Kenny 1994;Lanning et al 2011;Leising et al 2011;Mabe and West 1982;Ready et al 2000;Renk and Phares 2004;Swami, Waters, and Furnham 2010;Viswesvaran, Ones, and Schmidt 1996). Careful analysis of such research indicates that much of the lack of correlation between distinct third-parties (e.g., between peers and supervisors) is due to measurement error (Viswesvaran, Schmidt, and Ones 2002) and features of the assessment design and context (Ostroff, Atwater, and Feinberg 2004) rather than sheer discrepancy of perspective.…”

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22. Assessing the state of assessment: Communication competence

Spitzberg¹

2015

Communication Competence

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The key concepts, dimensions and decisions involved in assessing communication competence are reviewed. Competence assessment depends first upon locating competence in skills or abilities, or in impressions of those skills and abilities. The criteria of competence, such as accuracy, appropriateness and effectiveness, also require inclusion. A taxonomy of communicative competence measurement dimensions is explicated, and its implications for developing and validating competence assessments are explored. The three basic dimensions are locus, directness and generalization. Key issues and challenges are identified through the exploration of the questions: What, who, where, how, and why assessments are being made.

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Perceptions and meta-perceptions of self and partner physical attractiveness

Cited by 19 publications

References 11 publications

It’s Not Me, It’s You: Perceptions of Partner Body Image Preferences Associated With Eating Disorder Symptoms in Gay and Heterosexual Men

It’s Not Me, It’s You: Perceptions of Partner Body Image Preferences Associated With Eating Disorder Symptoms in Gay and Heterosexual Men

Gender, BMI, and Personality as Predictors of Self-Assessed Attractiveness and Intelligence

22. Assessing the state of assessment: Communication competence

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