RIGHT-LEFT GRADIENTS IN BODY IMAGE, BODY REACTIVITY, AND PERCEPTION,
Abstract
The main purposes of this study were (1) to crossvalidate and extend previous findings which indicate that an individual's attitudes toward the right vs. left sides of his body play a part in determining the relative GSR reactivity of the two sides; (2) to establish more clearly the relationship between modes of right-left body image and body reactivity differentiation and patterns of sex role identification; (3) to ascertain whether there are links between modes of right-left body image and body reactivity differentiation and indices relating to the individual's maturity, and his freedom to formulate aggressive fantasy; and (4) to investigate the relationships between right-left bias in perception and patterns of right-left differentiation in body image and body reactivity. These goals were pursued by studying 36 men and 42 women with a battery which embraced a wide variety of body image, body reactivity, perceptual, and personality measures. In general, it was demonstrated that there are meaningful relationships between right-left gradients in body image, body reactivity, and perception. The findings are supportive of the position that body image attitudes play a part not only in body reactivity patterns but also in perceptual directionalities. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1959
- Accession Number
- AD0613581
Entities
People
- Seymour Fisher
Organizations
- Baylor University