Mar 15th, 2007
Men lust for hourglass curves, say researchers
An analysis of literature from numerous cultures & across centuries shows that men are attracted to a woman’s waist-hip ratio, and modern science believes it knows why: women with hourglass figures have more estrogen.
The psychologists from the University of Texas today publish research showing that lovestruck men have only one thing on their minds: a woman’s WHR - waist-hip ratio, calculated by dividing waist circumference by that of the hips.
Jordan and Twiggy have something in common: both have waists that are noticeably narrower than their hips and Prof Singh has found evidence this “belle curve” is ingrained in the male brain in his studies of Playboy centrefolds, the ancient Egyptians and tests on men from Africa to the Azores.
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Because they used shadow figures and animations where at first glance the sex was not obvious, the 370 people who assessed the figures had to make assumptions about the person’s sex and masculinity or femininity. The researchers found that a person perceived as female was rated more attractive when moving in a feminine way, such as with a hip sway, or had feminine characteristics, such as a small waist-to-hip ratio.
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