TITLE:
Satiety Relaxes Thinness Criteria When Judging Others’ Body Shapes
AUTHORS:
Naoto Sato, Kasumi Suzuki, Kenichi Shibuya
KEYWORDS:
Satiety, Body Image, Perception, Judgment
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science,
Vol.8 No.4,
April
24,
2018
ABSTRACT: While people might endorse tolerance,
social/environmental biases can remain operative and drive action in an
unconscious manner. Herein, we investigated whether the criteria for judging
others’ body shapes as “fat” or “thin” change with the degree of satiety. Nine
females participated in the present study. The participants judged nine women’s
figures as fat or skinny on a computer monitor in two conditions (Fasting and
Satiety). Each figure ranged in body mass index (BMI) from 18.3 to 45.4 (i.e., 18.3, 19.3, 20.9, 23.1, 26.2, 29.9,
34.3, 38.6, and 45.4). Parameter estimates showed that a one-unit change in
condition (Fasting vs. Satiety) resulted in a 20.0% greater probability of
switching from “fat” to “thin” (SE = 0.056, z = 3.631, p