Weight and compliance: male-female differences

This investigation examined the willingness of male and female Ss of varying weights (n = 120) to comply with requests for a favor from normal or overweight male and female confederates (n = 4). Results showed both male and female Ss to be less compliant to requests from an overweight than a normal-weight confederate. Overweight Ss were more compliant to normal-weight opposite-sex confederates than to overweight opposite-sex confederates.