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The Relationship Between Sociosexuality and Aspects of Body Image in Men and Women: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Rammsayer, Thomas ; Troche, Stefan

In: Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2013, vol. 42, no. 7, p. 1173-1179

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    Titre
    • The Relationship Between Sociosexuality and Aspects of Body Image in Men and Women: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
    Auteur
    • Rammsayer, Thomas. Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Muesmattstrasse 45, 3000, Bern 9, Switzerland
    • Troche, Stefan. Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Muesmattstrasse 45, 3000, Bern 9, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2013, vol. 42, no. 7, p. 1173-1179. Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com
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    • oai:doc.rero.ch:313154
    Summary
    The present study investigated the association between individual differences in sociosexual orientation and four aspects of body image in 156 male and 136 female students. While men were characterized by a less restricted sociosexual orientation, higher self-perceived physical attractiveness, and more pronounced self-rated physical assertiveness, women placed more emphasis on accentuation of body presentation. Structural equation modeling revealed significant positive relationships between sociosexual attitudes and physical attractiveness and accentuation of body presentation as well as between sociosexual behavior and physical attractiveness for the total sample. When introducing sex as a grouping variable, the attitudinal and behavioral components of sociosexuality were reliably related to both physical attractiveness and accentuation of body presentation as two aspects of body image in men, but not in women. Furthermore, our findings suggest that accentuation of body presentation represents a goal-directed behavior in men to increase the likelihood of having uncommitted sex but serves additional functions widely unrelated to unrestrictive sociosexual behavior in women