More than just skin-deep? A pilot study integrating physical and non-physical factors in the perception of physical attractiveness

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 563-572

  Swami, Viren ^a   Greven, Corina ^b   Furnham, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body weight; Non physical attractiveness; Personality; Physical attractiveness; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845215279     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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