Abstract

Numerous studies have demonstrated that in western societies women are perceived as more attractive with weight drop (proxied by the BMI measure, where BMI =$\frac{\mathrm{WEIGHT}\mathrm{ }(\mathrm{kg})}{{\mathrm{HEIGHT}}^2({\mathrm{meter}}^2)}$, while men are perceived as more attractive with height rise. The objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that as BMI rises for a woman, she has to compromise and marry shorter men. The study is based on the 2016 wave of the Israeli longitudinal survey. We observe the cross-sectional correlation between the married couples' height, weight, BMI, age, number of children, and proxies for accumulated wealth. The first part of the analysis tests the research hypothesis directly, while the second part of the analysis adds control variables. Research findings support the research hypothesis. Under equal conditions, the projected drop in the height of the male’ corresponds to an increase in the female’s BMI and age. Moreover, research findings may support the conclusion that taller men are more successful. The outcomes suggest positive association between the height of the men, and owning a car, having children, and living in a single family detached unit.

摘要

大量研究表明，在西方社会里，妇女被视为具有重量更具吸引力的下降（由BMI测量，代理其中BMI =$\frac{\mathrm{重量}\mathrm{ }（\mathrm{公斤}）}{{\mathrm{高度}}^{\mathrm{2个}}（{\mathrm{仪表}}^{\mathrm{2个}}）}$而人们则认为随着身高的增加男人会更有吸引力。这项研究的目的是检验BMI上升的假设对于一个女人，她必须妥协并嫁给矮个子男人。该研究基于2016年以色列纵向调查浪潮。我们观察到已婚夫妇的身高，体重，BMI，年龄，子女数量和累积财富代理之间的横断面相关性。分析的第一部分直接检验研究假设，而第二部分则添加控制变量。研究结果支持研究假设。在相等的条件下，预计的男性身高下降将对应于女性的BMI和年龄的增加。而且，研究结果可能支持高个子男人更成功的结论。结果表明，男人的身高与拥有汽车，有孩子以及住在一个家庭的独立单位之间存在正相关关系。