Body size, physical attractiveness, and body image among young adult women: relationships to sexual experience and sexual esteem

Journal of Sex Research, August, 1998 by Michael W. Wiederman, Shannon R. Hurst

(**) p < .01.

Table 3. One-Way ANOVAs for Differences in Attractiveness and Body Image Between Respondents Who Had Performed Oral Sex (n = 151) and Those Who Had Not (n = 41)

                                     Had Given      Had Not
                                      Oral Sex    Given Oral Sex

Variable                               Mean            Mean

Body Mass Index                       24.87           26.69
                                      (5.42)          (7.34)
Experimenter-Rated Attractiveness      4.08            3.74
                                       (.73)           (.73)
Self-Rated Facial Attractiveness       4.85            4.59
                                      (1.04)           (.92)
Self-Rated Bodily Attractiveness       3.98            3.66
                                      (1.39)          (1.17)
Body Dissatisfaction (EDI)            40.33           37.59
                                     (10.32)          (9.17)
Appearance Orientation                44.95           42.80
                                      (7.73)          (9.13)
Social Avoidance due to Concerns       6.60            7.24
 About Appearance
                                      (3.65)          (3.53)

Variable                                 F           d

Body Mass Index                        3.10         .31

Experimenter-Rated Attractiveness      6.82(**)     .46

Self-Rated Facial Attractiveness       2.16         .25

Self-Rated Bodily Attractiveness       1.83         .24

Body Dissatisfaction (EDI)             2.39         .27

Appearance Orientation                 2.28         .27

Social Avoidance due to Concerns       1.01         .18
 About Appearance

Note. EDI = Eating Disorders Inventory (Garner et al., 1983). Standard deviations are shown in parentheses.

(**) p < .01.

Table 4. One-Way ANOVAs for Differences in Attractiveness and Body Image Between Respondents Who Had Received Oral Sex (n = 155) and Those Who Had Not (n = 37)

                                      Received   Had Not Received
                                      Oral Sex       Oral Sex

Variable                               Mean            Mean

Body Mass Index                       24.58           28.11
                                      (4.88)          (8.54)
Experimenter-Rated Attractiveness      4.06            3.80
                                       (.70)           (.88)
Self-Rated Facial Attractiveness       4.83            4.62
                                      (1.02)           (.98)
Self-Rated Bodily Attractiveness       4.05            3.35
                                       1.35)          (1.21)
Body Dissatisfaction (EDI)            39.58           40.43
                                     (10.17)         (10.03)
Appearance Orientation                44.84           43.03
                                      (7.82)          (9.02)
Social Avoidance due to Concerns       6.57            7.43
 About Appearance
                                      (3.63)          (3.60)

Variable                                 F           d

Body Mass Index                       11.26(**)     .60

Experimenter-Rated Attractiveness      3.76         .35

Self-Rated Facial Attractiveness       1.28         .21

Self-Rated Bodily Attractiveness       8.15(**)     .52

Body Dissatisfaction (EDI)              .21         .08

Appearance Orientation                 1.51         .22

Social Avoidance due to Concerns       1.68         .24
 About Appearance