• April 23, 2024

A survey conducted in the United States shows that 57% of women, aged 18 to 34, do not feel satisfied with their physical appearance. This is because it does not fit with the "socially" marked beauty standards. Even, the opinion of the mens influences its appearance .

Researchers of the Southern Methodist Dallas universities and the State of Florida , in the United States, affirm that mens they are a "great" motivator for women , since their opinion modifies the concept that they have of their body Y appearance .

Your opinion weighs heavily

Andrea Meltzer , researcher of the South Methodist University of Dallas , explains that when women they are convinced that they prefer them with larger sizes, and not like television models or magazines, it increases their self esteem and tend less to the depression .

To reach this conclusion, the researchers conducted three studies in which 448 women . In the first phase they showed photographs of plus-size models; they were told that they like it mens .

In a second phase they created three teams and showed them pictures of models: The first one was told that the mens They do not like women thin, the second they prefer slender and the third did not give them information about male preferences.

Before viewing the photos, a questionnaire about their appearance was applied. After looking at them women They answered other questions about their image. Subsequently, the researchers compared the responses of both surveys.

The women who believed that the mens they prefer them more "llenitas" they felt greater satisfaction with his appearance that before the study. They identified more with this stereotype.

Tell the women that the mens they prefer not so thin has a positive and immediate effect on their body image . It is not clear how long this sensation can last, "he said. Meltzer .

Although this study shows that the opinion of the mens strongly influences the appearance Y acceptance that women have of their bodies, the media continue to impose stereotypes, which for many are an ideal to follow.

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