Waist-to-hip ratio and female attractiveness. Evidence from photographic stimuli and methodological considerations

By Ronald Henss. 2000

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Marketing, Museology

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Shape and Significance of Feminine Beauty: An Evolutionary Perspective (2011, background): “The original findings that a normal body weight with low WHR is most attractive have been replicated with African-Americans (Markey et al. 2002), in Great Britain (Furnham et al. 1997), Germany ( Henss 2000 ), and Australia (Connolly et al. 2004), indicating a cross-cultural consensus.”
Waist–hip ratio and attractiveness: New evidence and a critique of “a critical test” (2003, background): “…have found that both men and women find a female WHR of 0.7 most attractive (Furnham, Lavancy, & McClelland, 2001; Furnham, Tan, & McManus, 1997; Henss, 1995, 2000; Singh, 1993a, 1993b, 1994a, 1994b, 1994c, 1994d, 1995; Singh & Luis, 1994; Singh & Young, 1995), but these findings have not gone…”
Changing perceptions of attractiveness as observers are exposed to a different culture (2006, unknown): “The optimal fat distribution is proposed to correspond to a ratio of 0.7, and this is suggested to be optimally attractive (Furnham, Tan, & McManus, 1997; Henss, 2000; Singh, 1993, 1994).”
Female physical attractiveness in Britain and Japan: a cross‐cultural study (2006, background): “…regard to a low WHR (Connally, Slaughter, & Mealy, submitted for publication; Furnham, McClelland, & Omer, 2003; Furnham, Moutafi, & Baguma, 2002; Henss, 2000; Markey, Tinsley, Ericksen, Ozer, & Markey, 2002; Singh, 2000, 2001, 2002; Singh & Henss, submitted for publication; Singh & Luis, 1995;…”
Patterns of eye movements when male and female observers judge female attractiveness, body fat and waist-to-hip ratio (2009, background): “Those studies which have suggested a key role for WHR have used line-drawings or digitally altered photographs (e.g. Singh, 1993; Henss, 2000).”
Contributions of the face and body to overall attractiveness (2007, background): “Little is known about the contribution of face and body attractiveness to overall attractiveness ( Henss 2000 ).”
The Effect of Nonphysical Traits on the Perception of Physical Attractiveness: Three Naturalistic Studies (2004, background): “Many studies of physical attractiveness involve rating photographs of strangers (e.g., Agocha & Cooper, 1999; Henss, 2000; Thornhill & Grammer, 1999).”