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| Title |
Nine-month-old infants prefer unattractive bodies over attractive bodies
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| Published in |
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.jecp.2012.12.008 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michelle Heron-Delaney, Paul C. Quinn, Kang Lee, Alan M. Slater, Olivier Pascalis |
| Abstract |
Infant responses to adult-defined unattractive male body shapes versus attractive male body shapes were assessed using visual preference and habituation procedures. Looking behavior indicated that 9-month-olds have a preference for unattractive male body shapes over attractive ones; however, this preference is demonstrated only when head information is obscured. In contrast, 6- and 3.5-month-olds did not show a preference for unattractive or attractive bodies. The 6-month-olds discriminated between the two categories, whereas the 3.5-month-olds did not. Because unattractive body shapes are more common than attractive/athletic body shapes in our everyday environment, a preference for unattractive body shapes at 9 months of age suggests that preferences for particular human body shapes reflect level of exposure and familiarity rather than culturally defined stereotypes of body attractiveness. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 23 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 22% |
| Japan | 2 | 9% |
| Belgium | 2 | 9% |
| Germany | 2 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 9% |
| Italy | 1 | 4% |
| Spain | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 8 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 20 | 87% |
| Scientists | 2 | 9% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 47 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 44 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 17% |
| Researcher | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 6 | 13% |
| Unknown | 8 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 30 | 64% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Linguistics | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 10 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 41. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 February 2022.
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#1,005,412
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#7,100
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#2
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