Perception of female buttocks and breast size in profile

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

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

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast size; Buttocks; Physical attractiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847756323     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2007.35.1.1     Document Type: Article

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