“…Although a small minority of men prefer large or obese women (Goode & Preissler, 1983), American males generally find relatively thin women most sexually desirable (Harris, Walters, & Washull, 1991;Spillman & Everington, 1989). Heavier women are generally stigmatized (Crandall, 1994;Harris, 1990;Harris et al, 1991;Miller, Rothblum, Felicio, & Brand, 1995), especially with regard to issues of sexuality and courtship (Regan, 1996;Sobal, Nicolopoulos, & Lee, 1995), and may have decreased opportunities for heterosexual dating (Kallen & Doughty, 1984;Schumaker, Krejci, Small, & Sargent, 1985;Tiggemann & Rothblum, 1988).…”