| Title | More than just skin deep? Personality information influences men's ratings of the attractiveness of women's body sizes |
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| Authors | Swami, V., Furnham, A., Chamorro-Premuzic, T., Akbar, K., Gordon, N., Harris, T., Finch, J. and Tovee, M.J. |
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| Abstract | This study examined the influence of personality information on perceptions of the physical attractiveness of a range of female body sizes. A sample of 2,157 male university students were randomly assigned to one of 10 groups in which they received personality information about women they were rating, or a control group in which they received no personality information. Controlling for participants' age and body mass index, results showed no significant between-group differences in the body size that participants found most attractive. However, participants provided with positive personality information perceived a wider range of body sizes as physically attractive compared with the control group, whereas participants provided with negative personality information perceived a narrower range of body sizes as attractive. Correlations showed that participants' own Extraversion was associated with their body size ratings. These results suggest that non-physical cues have an influence on the perception of physical beauty. |
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| Journal | Journal of Social Psychology |
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| Journal citation | 150 (6), pp. 628-647 |
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| ISSN | 0022-4545 |
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| Year | Nov 2010 |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00224540903365497 |
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| Published | Nov 2010 |
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