Perceived Attractiveness and Personality Attributes: A Gender and Racial Analysis
Description:
Subjects rated 12 female body shapes with respect to their physical attractiveness, and the extent to which they would be expected to possess various personality characteristics. The shapes were varied using 3 levels of overall weight and 4 levels of body shapeliness. The sample was modified to control for socioeconomic factors and results are based on 297 undergraduates from Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic racial backgrounds.
Loglinear analyses revealed that men and women, regardles…
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Date:
May 2000
Creator:
Olby, Brian C.
Partner:
UNT Libraries