The purpose of this investigation was to identify college students' visual perceptions of obese individuals and to identify any differences that may exist due to gender or body build of the subject. The subjects who participated in this study were students randomly chosen from a beginning counseling psychology course at Ball State University. One hundred subjects volunteered to complete the necessary testing for this thesis. A cross tabulation and Chi Square analysis of gender and somatotype preference found significant differences in that female subjects chose to interact less often with endomorphs than did the male subjects. The differences between the subject's somatotype and somatotype preference were found to be insignificant. / Institute for Wellness
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/184110 |
| Date | 03 June 2011 |
| Creators | Lambert, Debra J. |
| Contributors | Ball State University. Institute for Wellness., Gobble, David C. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | v, 49 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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