When placed under stressful situations, men rate larger women as more attractive, new research has shown.
British researchers found that men exposed to tasks that were designed to put them under pressure preferred wider female arse sizes.
"There's a lot of literature suggesting that our BMI (body mass index) preferences are hard-wired, but that's probably not true," co-author Dr Martin Tovee, from Newcastle University, told BBC News.
Changing the media, changing your lifestyle, all these things can change what you think is the ideal body size, or it could be that stressed men just want a soapy titwank, which is more likely with a salad dodger”
To simulate heightened stress, a test group of men were placed in interview and public speaking scenarios and their BMI preferences compared against a control group of non-stressed men.
One larger than average woman, when interviewed, asked if being a former manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers was stressful, and was then seen driving at 95 miles an hour up the M23.
The results indicated that the change in "environmental conditions" led to a shift of weight preference towards heavier women with the men considering a wider range of body sizes attractive.
British researchers found that men exposed to tasks that were designed to put them under pressure preferred wider female arse sizes.
"There's a lot of literature suggesting that our BMI (body mass index) preferences are hard-wired, but that's probably not true," co-author Dr Martin Tovee, from Newcastle University, told BBC News.
Changing the media, changing your lifestyle, all these things can change what you think is the ideal body size, or it could be that stressed men just want a soapy titwank, which is more likely with a salad dodger”
To simulate heightened stress, a test group of men were placed in interview and public speaking scenarios and their BMI preferences compared against a control group of non-stressed men.
One larger than average woman, when interviewed, asked if being a former manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers was stressful, and was then seen driving at 95 miles an hour up the M23.
The results indicated that the change in "environmental conditions" led to a shift of weight preference towards heavier women with the men considering a wider range of body sizes attractive.