Lesbian and bisexual women's judgments of the attractiveness of different body types

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 226-232

  Cohen, A B ^a   Tannenbaum, I J ^a  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST; DECISION MAKING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMININITY; FITNESS; HUMAN; LESBIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0035663219     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490109552091     Document Type: Article

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