Studies from University of North Dakota, Department of Psychology update current data on life sciences

Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'Aging, body image, and body shape.' "Participants were 25 older men (M age=72 years, SD=10 years) and 27 older women (M age=71 years, SD=8 years) who examined multiple line-drawing figures of babies, children, young adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults. Participants picked a number on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (very thin) to 9 (very obese) in response to questions including 'Which is the most attractive'' and 'Which figure would you most like to look like'' They also completed questionnaires about their body image and body shape," researchers in the United States report.

"In response to the...

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