Body Build Perceptions in Male and Female College Students.

Bailey, Roger C.; Hankins, Norman E.

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Publication Date: 1979

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Body Build Perceptions in Male and Female College Students.

Bailey, Roger C.; Hankins, Norman E.

Social Behavior and Personality, v7 n2 p153-56 1979

Results from scores on the Somatotype Rating Scale (SRS) indicated that, while there was close agreement between males and females on the measures, females exhibited more dissatisfaction with their body build and greater congruency between their self-concept and their same-sex stereotype than did males. (Author)

Descriptors: Human Body, Perception, Personality Traits, Physical Characteristics, Self Concept, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Sex Differences, Sex Stereotypes

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Language: English

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