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    J Soc Psychol. 2010 Nov-Dec;150(6):628-47. doi: 10.1080/00224540903365497.

    More than just skin deep? Personality information influences men's ratings of the attractiveness of women's body sizes.

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    University of Westminster, Department of Psychology, 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW, UK. v.swami@wmin.ac.uk

    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.

    PMID:
    21166328
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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