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Peer reviewedHankins, Norman E.; Bailey, Roger C. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1979
Females were administered the somatotype rating scale. Satisfied subjects showed greater congruency between their own and wished-for body build, and greater congruency between their own and friend/date body builds, but less congruency between their own body build and the female stereotype. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Body Image, Congruence (Psychology), Females, Interpersonal Attraction
Peer reviewedBailey, Roger C.; Hankins, Norman E. – Social Behavior and Personality, 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
Peer reviewedBailey, Roger C.; Chorosevic, Patricia – Social Behavior and Personality, 1980
Daters had a greater need for the partner to support their own body build concept than for the partner to match their body build concept. Males had distorted perceptions of the endomorphy component in self and date. Females had very accurate self-perceptions. (Author)
Descriptors: Body Image, Congruence (Psychology), Dating (Social), Interpersonal Attraction
