Drive for thinness and pursuit of muscularitythe role of gender ideologies

  1. Alejandro Magallares 1
  1. 1 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02msb5n36

Journal:
Universitas psychologica

ISSN: 1657-9267

Year of publication: 2016

Volume: 15

Issue: 2

Pages: 353-360

Type: Article

DOI: 10.11144/JAVERIANA.UPSY15-2.DTPM DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The female sociocultural beauty ideal is ultra-thin, while the male beauty ideal is related with a muscular body. In this paper it is argued that these differences may be explained by the gender ideology that men and women have. Data obtained from 615 female students (with a Body Mass Index between 18 and 30) revealed that participants high in a gender ideology scale reported greater drive for thinness and less pursuit of muscularity. In addition, women with low scores in a gender ideology scale showed the opposite pattern: high scores on pursuit of muscularity and low in drive for thinness. Finally, it is discussed why men and women adopt different strategies to deal with these beauty ideals.

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