Was the Duchess of Windsor right?: A cross-cultural review of the socioecology of ideals of female body shape
Ethology and Sociobiology • Vol/Iss. 13(3) • Elsevier • • Published In • Pages: 197-227 •
By Anderson, Judith L., Crawford, Charles B., Nadeau, Joanne, Lindberg, Tracy
Hypothesis
The more likely girls are to experience adverse consequences from the development of sexual maturity, the thinner the standard of beauty (204/216).
Note
Adverse consequences were operationalized as 1) adolescent stress composite and 2) dissonance between norms of sexual expression by adolescent girls and the consequences of sexual expression (SE/SP dissonance).
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman Correlation Test | Supported | p < 0.05 | 0.234 (adolescent stress composite) / 0.325 (SE/SP dissonance) | One-tailed |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ideal Female Body Type | Dependent | Norms |
| Adolescent Stress Composite | Independent | Sexuality, Status Of Adolescents |
| SE/SP Dissonance | Independent | General Sex Restrictions |