“Does a small waist and big buttocks make you attractive?”…Women are more attracted to ‘this’ if they like it

Artists and scientists have believed that certain proportions are important in determining the attractiveness of a human body. Artists have explored the concept of the ‘golden ratio’, a mathematical ratio that is considered inherently pleasing to the human eye.

One specific ratio often emphasized in studies of female beauty is the waist-to-hip ratio, which divides waist circumference into hip circumference. In general, a waist-to-hip ratio of around 0.7 is considered attractive.

However, a study published in Scientific Reports found that the attractiveness of a woman’s body depends more on her curves than on her waist-to-hip ratio.

Researchers at the University of Konstanz in Germany conducted two experiments. In the first experiment, 80 adults, mainly college students, participated, 25 of whom were men. The average age of participants was 28 to 29 years old. Researchers showed participants 12 drawings of curved female bodies and asked them to rate how attractive each drawing was on a scale of 1 to 100. The curves in the 12 pictures perfectly matched the waist-to-hip ratio. Through this experiment, the researchers first tested whether attractiveness could be predicted based on waist-to-hip ratio alone.

In the second experiment, a drawing showing the curves of the female body regardless of waist-to-hip ratio was shown. 98 participants viewed 25 pictures and evaluated them in the same way as in the first experiment.

The results of the study showed that in the first experiment, participants evaluated bodies with low waist-to-hip ratios as more attractive. In general, body types representing women of normal weight were preferred over women of normal weight. A body type with a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7 received the highest evaluation, and a waist circumference of about 30% smaller than the hip circumference was evaluated as most attractive. These results were consistent with the general perception that the lower the waist-to-hip ratio, the higher the attractiveness.

However, the results of the second experiment were different. A waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7 was still rated as attractive, but this changed as body width increased. For larger body widths, curves were a more reliable indicator of attractiveness. The researchers said, “Based on the outline shape used in the picture, bodies with a moderate level of curvaceous beauty received the highest attractiveness ratings regardless of waist-to-hip ratio,” and “A fixed waist-to-hip ratio is not a universally applicable measure.” “It suggests that’s not the case,” he said.

“Waist-to-hip ratio cannot be a valid indicator of curvaceous beauty,” said study authors Dr. Ronald Hübner and Dr. Emily Sophie Ufken. “The results of this study show that curvaceousness is far superior to waist-to-hip ratio.” said.