The influence of leg-to-body ratio (LBR) on judgments of female physical attractiveness: Assessments of computer-generated images varying in LBR

Body Image

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-55

  Frederick, David A ^a   Hadji Michael, Maria ^b   Furnham, Adrian ^b   Swami, Viren ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d HELP UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Leg to body ratio; Mate choice; Physical attractiveness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORPHOMETRICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEAUTY; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LEG; LONDON; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MARRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72249103854     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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