Going Like Sixty
Edit
 Psychology Research Correlates Playboy Playmates and Economic Hardship Published: Oct 18, 08 Views: 11,931 Two researchers from Mercyhurst College, Terry F. Pettijohn II and Brian J. Jungeberg, have correlated characteristics of Playboy Playmates to the social and economic conditions. Is it coincidence or does preference change in times of economic hardship? During difficult social and economic conditions, Playmates were older, heavier and taller. They possessed larger waists, smaller eyes, a larger waist-to-hip ratio, a smaller bust-to-waist ratio, and smaller body mass index values when compared to their counterparts from brighter economic times. Their findings were published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (see Via URL).  Past research has investigated ideals of beauty and how these ideals have changed across time. In the current study, facial and body characteristics of Playboy Playmates of the Year from 1960-2000 were identified and investigated to explore their relationships with U.S. social and economic factors. Playmate of the Year age, body feature measures, and facial feature measurements were correlated with a general measure of social and economic hard times. Consistent with Environmental Security Hypothesis predictions, when social and economic conditions were difficult, older, heavier, taller Playboy Playmates of the Year with larger waists, smaller eyes, larger waist-to-hip ratios, smaller bust-to-waist ratios, and smaller body mass index values were selected. These results suggest that environmental security may influence perceptions and preferences for women with certain body and facial features.
(psp.sagepub)References: psp.sagepub Filed In: |
| Related |
|
;showNav();changeOption('login');)
Log In ;changeOption('guest');)
Guest
Facebook ;changeOption('twitter');)
Twitter 
