Physical attractiveness: The objective ornament and subjective self-ratings

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-38

  Brewer, G ^a   Archer, J ^a   Manning, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Physical attractiveness; Self deception; Self rated attractiveness; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749134814     PISSN: 17892082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JEP.2007.1006     Document Type: Article

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