The Body and the Beautiful: Health, Attractiveness and Body Composition in Men's and Women's Bodies

The dominant evolutionary theory of physical attraction posits that attractiveness reflects physiological health, and attraction is a mechanism for identifying a healthy mate. Previous studies have found that perceptions of the healthiest body mass index (weight scaled for height; BMI) for women are...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2016-06, Vol.11 (6), p.e0156722-e0156722
Hauptverfasser:	Brierley, Mary-Ellen, Brooks, Kevin R, Mond, Jonathan, Stevenson, Richard J, Stephen, Ian D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Analysis Anorexia Attraction Attraction effect Beauty Biology and Life Sciences Body Composition Body fat Body Image Body mass Body Mass Index Body Size Body Weight Choice Behavior Female Gender differences Health Human Body Humans Image manipulation Internalization Judgment Male Medicine and Health Sciences Men Muscles Observer Variation Observers Optimization Perceptions Physiological aspects Physiology Psychology Research and Analysis Methods Self image Sex Factors Women's health Womens health Young Adult
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