Title

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

Authors

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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