Media images often present one idealized type of woman: she is thin, sexualized, and White. Although research has shown that there are stereotypes associated with sexualized women, known research has not addressed whether these stereotypes vary based on other characteristics such as body type and race. The current study aimed to examine the stereotypes associated with women who varied in sexualization, as well as body size and race, and whether participants’ characteristics moderated these stereotypes. U.S. college-aged students (n = 500: 101 men, 393 women, 6 unknown) completed measures of gender stereotypes and rated the attributes of women who varied in sexualization (sexualized vs. non-sexualized clothing), body size (thin vs. plus-sized), and race (Black vs. White). Results suggest that body size is more salient than sexualization and stereotypes about sexualized women are differentially applied to White and Black women. Additionally, participants’ gender and race moderated stereotype ratings. Lastly, viewing sexualized images was related to higher endorsement of sexualized gender stereotypes, but only in women. Taken together our results highlight that research on sexualization should address important intersectional components, such as race and body size. We also discuss broader implications of our results on lessening stereotyping and weight stigma.

媒体图像通常呈现出一种理想化的女性类型：瘦、性感、白人。尽管研究表明存在与性化女性相关的刻板印象，但已知的研究并未解决这些刻板印象是否因体型和种族等其他特征而有所不同。目前的研究旨在检查与性别、体型和种族不同的女性相关的刻板印象，以及参与者的特征是否调节了这些刻板印象。美国大学生（n = 500：101 名男性，393 名女性，6 名未知）完成了性别刻板印象的测量，并评估了在性化（性化与非性化服装）、体型（瘦与大码）和种族方面不同的女性的属性（黑与白）。结果表明，体型比性化更为突出，并且对性化女性的刻板印象在白人和黑人女性身上的应用有所不同。此外，参与者的性别和种族调节了刻板印象评级。最后，查看性化图像与对性化性别刻板印象的更高认可有关，但仅限于女性。综上所述，我们的结果强调，对性化的研究应该解决重要的交叉因素，例如种族和体型。我们还讨论了我们的结果对减少刻板印象和体重耻辱的更广泛影响。