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Attractiveness of Leg Length: Report From 27 Nations

2010; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 42; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/0022022110392229

1552-5422

Piotr Sorokowski, Andrzej Szmajke, Agnieszka Sorokowska, Maryann Borg Cunen, Marharyta Fabrykant, Kiumars Zarafshani, Manochehr Amiri, Saeideh Bazzāziān, Biljana Blaževska–Stoilkovska, Veronica Casellas, Hakan Çetinkaya, Berenice López Coutiño, Maria Lourdes L. Chavez, Cecilia Cheng, Ioana A. Cristea, Daniel David, Seda Dural, Anna M. Dzieciol, Sofian Fauzee, Ana Frichand, Evrim Gülbetekin, Ivana Hromatko, Tina Javahishvili, Anna Jgenti, Sandi Kartasasmita, Khadijeh Moradi, Bojan Musil, Sonia Nongmaithem, E. Oluka Yode Oladipo, Oluyinka Ojedokun, Kanak Patil, Wanda Schell, Hasmig Serpekian, Borislav Slavchev, Stanislava Stoyanova, Meri Tadinac, Nachiketa Tripathi, Tzu Fang,

Eating Disorders and Behaviors

The leg-to-body ratio (LBR) is a morphological index that has been shown to influence a person’s attractiveness. In our research, 3,103 participants from 27 nations rated the physical attractiveness of seven male and seven female silhouettes varying in LBR. We found that male and female silhouettes with short and excessively long legs were perceived as less attractive across all nations. Hence, the LBR may significantly influence perceptions of physical attractiveness across nations.