For over 30 years, researchers and journalists have made the claim that men do not prefer the level of thinness typically embodied by female fashion models, along with the secondary claim that women overestimate the extent to which men find these ultra-thin bodies attractive. The current studies examined men’s and women’s perceptions of the bodies of fashion models shown in media images, as well as how each gender believed the other would perceive the models’ bodies. In Study 1, 548 U.S. college students rated the body size and attractiveness of 13 images of models from women’s fashion magazines. Respondents also indicated how they thought the other gender would rate the models on these dimensions. In Study 2, 707 men and women recruited from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk completed the same rating task. Overall, both men and women overestimated how ideal the other gender would find the models’ bodies (both in terms of thinness and attractiveness). This misperception was strongest when women estimated how men would react to the models’ bodies. Results were consistent with previous studies suggesting that men do not find the ultra-thin body ideal for women as attractive as women believe men do. These gender-based misconceptions may contribute to the negative effects of viewing ultra-thin media images on women’s body image.

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对女性时装​​模特身体认知的性别差异

30 多年来，研究人员和记者一直声称男性不喜欢女性时装模特通常所体现的苗条程度，同时还声称女性高估了男性对这些超薄身体的吸引力程度。目前的研究调查了男性和女性对媒体图像中时装模特身体的看法，以及每个性别如何相信对方会感知模特的身体。在研究 1 中，548 名美国大学生对来自女性时尚杂志的 13 幅模特图片的体型和吸引力进行了评分。受访者还表示他们认为其他性别会如何在这些维度上对模型进行评分。在研究 2 中，从亚马逊的 Mechanical Turk 招募的 707 名男性和女性完成了相同的评级任务。全面的，男人和女人都高估了其他性别对模特身体的理想程度（无论是在苗条还是吸引力方面）。当女性估计男性对模特身体的反应时，这种误解最为强烈。结果与之前的研究一致，表明男性认为适合女性的超薄身材并不像女性认为的男性那样有吸引力。这些基于性别的误解可能会导致观看超薄媒体图像对女性身体形象的负面影响。结果与之前的研究一致，表明男性认为适合女性的超薄身材并不像女性认为的男性那样有吸引力。这些基于性别的误解可能会导致观看超薄媒体图像对女性身体形象的负面影响。结果与之前的研究一致，表明男性认为适合女性的超薄身材并不像女性认为的男性那样有吸引力。这些基于性别的误解可能会导致观看超薄媒体图像对女性身体形象的负面影响。