The Role of Body Weight, Waist-to-Hip Ratio, and Breast Size in Judgments of Female Attractiveness
@article{Furnham1998TheRO,
title={The Role of Body Weight, Waist-to-Hip Ratio, and Breast Size in Judgments of Female Attractiveness},
author={A. Furnham and Melanie Dias and A. McClelland},
journal={Sex Roles},
year={1998},
volume={39},
pages={311-326}
}It was demonstrated by Singh and Young (1995)that morphological features such as overall body fatdistribution measured by waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) andbreast size, influence judgments of femaleattractiveness, age, and desirability for relationships. Thepresent study was a replication and extension of thatresearch, using both male and female participants. Theresults supported the general findings of the original study, and as predicted, the effect of breastsize on attractiveness judgments… CONTINUE READING
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