Personality information: Does it influence attractiveness ratings of various body sizes?

Body Image

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-217

  Fisak Jr , Brian ^a   Tantleff Dunn, Stacey ^b   Peterson, Rachel D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Body image; Gender; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BEAUTY; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; THINNESS;

EID: 34249664804     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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