Five-factor personality correlates of perceptions of women’s body sizes |
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| Authors: | Viren Swami, Tom Buchanan, Adrian Furnham,Martin J. Tov e |
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| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Psychology, University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW, UK;bDepartment of Psychology, University College London, UK;cInstitute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, UK |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the association between observers’ personalities and body size perceptions. In total, 1119 participants from an international sample completed a five-factor personality inventory and the female Photographic Figure Rating Scale (PFRS). Results showed that Openness to Experience was correlated with the idealisation of a heavier body size among women, as well as the perception of a wider range of body sizes as attractive among both women and men. In addition, Agreeableness was associated with the perception of a wider range of body sizes as attractive among men. Personality factors explained only a small proportion of the variance in body size perceptions, although present results were consistent with a previous proposal on the role played by observers’ personalities in attractiveness judgements |
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| Keywords: | Physical attractiveness Five-factor model Personality Body size |
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