Idealized-beauty women found to affect men's self-images negatively

Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2008-12-20 20:43

Article here. Excerpt:

'In yet another chapter of the Mars-Venus relationship of men and women, a University of Missouri professor has discovered that men can also suffer esteem-issues after being exposed to idealized women in magazines.

Common wisdom assumed that men see beautiful women and merely grunt or smirk, but Jennifer Aubrey, an assistant professor of communication, found that men — at least the pool of 18- to 23-year-old college men that she studied — were more likely to feel self-conscious about their own bodies when they viewed highly attractive females.

"It's simple," said Aubrey, whose research is being published in Human Communication Research this month. "One of the assumptions is that men believe that hot women want hot guys. This is not shocking. What's interesting is how men internalize this information."'

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I'm not surprised by this. I've experienced it first hand. I also used to feel self-conscious whenever I'd see an unrealistic, overathletic male as well. Fortunately, I've come to a point where I can appreciate myself and see my own beauty. It's very good for one's mental health to reach that point.

Evan AKA X-TRNL
Real Men Don't Take Abuse!

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Submitted by xtrnl on Thu, 2008-12-25 08:33