Posted by Dooley on May 17, 2006 at 08:54:13:
Hello all:
A subject that often appears in the Hot Tub is why women are less likely to participate in nude activities. Many have suggested that many women shy away from social nudity because of a negative perception of their bodies and the perception of what is accepted as feminine beauty. Well, for those hold that view but do not have any scholastic support for your views, my lovely girlfriend Loretta found this article in Pscyhology Today Magazine (May/June 2006 edition):
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20060424-000001.xml
What struck me as facinating was a study was performed where an equal group of men and women were dressed in business attire and asked to solve mathematical equations. Both groups did equally well. Then each group were asked to return in swimwear, and perform similar mathematical equations. The women in bikinis did far worse than they did before, many citing that they were distracted of how their bodies appeared in a public setting.