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Article: Attractiveness still key to dating activity. (survey of female college students shows that how others perceive looks determines activity)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- January 1, 1998
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When it comes to dating and sexuality, how coeds perceive their body Image is less important than how others see it. A survey of about 200 18- and 19-year-old college females found that they all rated themselves as at least average in attractiveness. Yet, analysis found dating activity rose in correlation with increased physical attractiveness and lowered weight, notes Mike Wiederman, professor of Psychological science, Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.
"Going in, we thought that women who had poor images of their body would have fewer dating experiences because they didn't feel good about themselves. In fact, all these women rated themselves just about ...