Heterosexual social competence, anxiety, avoidance and self-judged physical attractiveness.
The relationship between self-judged physical attractiveness and opposite-sex behavior was examined as part of a large survey on the interaction patterns of 963 college students. The findings suggest that a self-rated negative physical image is related to significantly high levels of heterosexual difficulties.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology*; D001504:Beauty; D001828:Body Image; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception