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The Effects of Weight on Perceived Compatibility within Couples

The Effects of Weight on Perceived Compatibility within Couples. By: Margaret Coggin, April Schweinhart, and Adam Fauver. Real Life. King of Queens The Simpsons Family Guy The Drew Carey Show Roseanne Why?. Introduction. Matching hypothesis Radiating beauty-Sigall and Landy (1973)

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The Effects of Weight on Perceived Compatibility within Couples

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  1. The Effects of Weight on Perceived Compatibility within Couples By: Margaret Coggin, April Schweinhart, and Adam Fauver

  2. Real Life • King of Queens • The Simpsons • Family Guy • The Drew Carey Show • Roseanne • Why?

  3. Introduction • Matching hypothesis • Radiating beauty-Sigall and Landy (1973) • Perceptions of Similar and Dissimilar Individuals-Bar-Tal and Saxe (1976)

  4. Hypothesis • People will perceive couples consisting of average males and overweight females as less compatible than any other type of couple.

  5. Demographics • 26 participants • 14 Female • 12 Male • 23 Caucasian • 2 African American • 1 East Asian • 18-22 years of age (average=19)

  6. Procedure • 16 Couples- 4 types (AMAF, AMOF, OMOF, OMAF) • 3 questions-likelihood of attraction, dating, and relationship • 2 PowerPoints

  7. Mean Compatibility Scores Interaction, F(1, 25) = 13.25, p < .001

  8. Discussion • Main effect for gender of participants was not significant • Supports previous research-matching hypothesis, overweight females

  9. Implications • Perceptions of individuals are influenced by the people they are romantically involved with • Overweight women are viewed more negatively than overweight men-different standards • Overweight women have a harder time in social and dating situations than average women and all types of men.

  10. Limitations and Future Research • Non-representative sample • Ethnicity • Age • Size • Participant influence on each other • Participant weight (BMI) • Participant romantic involvement

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