A comparison of pro- and anti-nudity college students on acceptance of self and of culturally diverse others

    Authors

    C. Negy;S. Winton

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Sex Res.

    Keywords

    ATTITUDES; SCALE; PERSONALITY; EXPOSURE; Psychology, Clinical; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

    Abstract

    This study examined if college students supportive of social nudity would differ from students opposed to social nudity, on self-acceptance and acceptance of culturally diverse others. Using data from 384 participants, pro- and anti-nudity groups were formed based on students scoring in the upper (n = 59) and lower (n = 64) quartiles on a measure assessing attitudes toward social nudity. Hypotheses were partially supported. Results indicated that pro-nudity, students significantly differed from anti-nudity students on comfort with their bodies' appearances, but not on self-acceptance. Pro-nudity students also were significantly, more accepting of other religious groups and gays and lesbians compared with anti-nudity students, but they did not differ on their attitudes toward the disabled. A trend was noted indicating that pro-nudity students were less prejudiced toward ethnically, dissimilar others compared with anti-nudity students. Follow-up exploratory analyses suggested that pro-nudity students' increased openness to sexuality, in general accounted for the two groups' discrepant views toward religiously dissimilar others and gays and lesbians. Pro-nudity students' relative tolerance for cultural diversity, is discussed.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Sex Research

    Volume

    45

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2008

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    287

    Last Page

    294

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000259787500009

    ISSN

    0022-4499

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