title: "Tell me I'm sexy…and otherwise valuable:" Body Valuation and Relationship Satisfaction.
abstract: Although extant research demonstrates that body valuation by strangers has negative implications for women, Studies 1 and 2 demonstrate that body valuation by a committed male partner is positively associated with women's relationship satisfaction when that partner also values them for their non-physical qualities, but negatively associated with women's relationship satisfaction when that partner is not committed or does not value them for their non-physical qualities. Study 3 demonstrates that body valuation by a committed female partner is negatively associated with men's relationship satisfaction when that partner does not also value them for their non-physical qualities but unassociated with men's satisfaction otherwise. These findings join others demonstrating that fully understanding the implications of interpersonal processes requires considering the interpersonal context. (120 words).
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University.
authors.forename: Andrea L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Meltzer
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University.
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: McNulty
keywords: commitment; intimate relationships; marriage; objectification; women