The Attractive Female Body Weight and Female Body Dissatisfaction in 26 Countries across 10 World Regions: Results of the International Body Project I

• Main Authors: Swami, Viren, Frederick, David A., Aavik, Toivo, Alcalay, Lidia, Allik, Juri, Anderson, Donna, LI, Norman P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: body weight; body dissatisfaction; cross-cultural; socioeconomic differences; attractiveness; International Body Project; Gender and Sexuality; Personality and Social Contexts; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/730; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/1729/viewcontent/Swami_et_al_PSPB2010.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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 t...