Body Build Satisfaction and the Congruency of Body Build Perceptions.

Hankins, Norman E.; Bailey, Roger C.

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ERIC Number: EJ227283

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Publication Date: 1979

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Body Build Satisfaction and the Congruency of Body Build Perceptions.

Hankins, Norman E.; Bailey, Roger C.

Social Behavior and Personality, v7 n1 p77-80 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, Perception, Physical Characteristics, Self Concept, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Stereotypes

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