Sex differences in relative foot length and perceived attractiveness of female feet: Relationships among anthropometry, physique, and preference ratings

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 104, Issue 3 II, 2007, Pages 1123-1138

  Voracek, Martin ^a   Fisher, Maryanne L ^b   Rupp, Barbara ^a   Lucas, Deanna ^b   Fessler, Daniel M T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOOT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOE; SOMATOTYPE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BEAUTY; BODY CONSTITUTION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOOT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SHOES; SOMATOTYPES;

EID: 34547937348     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.104.4.1123-1138     Document Type: Article

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