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Table 1 The association between selecting a male or female body type as the prettiest/most handsome and their selection with regard to questions about happiness

From: Does obesity rule out happiness? Preschool children’s perceptions of beauty-related happiness

Questions

Which woman is the prettiest?

Which man is the most handsome?

girls

boys

girls

boys

χ2

p

V

χ2

p

V

χ2

p

V

χ2

p

V

Which woman/man has the most friends?

33.48

 < .001

0.23

17.04

.002

0.16

57.09

 < .001

0.29

41.74

 < .001

0.24

Which woman/man earns the most money?

33.88

 < .001

0.23

65.02

 < .001

0.30

51.31

 < .001

0.28

52.89

 < .001

0.27

Which woman/man is the happiest?

115.31

 < .001

0.42

77.04

 < .001

0.33

67.59

 < .001

0.32

117.32

 < .001

0.41

Which woman/man is the smartest?

3.54

n.s

0.07

1.37

n.s

0.04

25.93

 < .001

0.20

8.64

n.s

0.11

Which woman/man is the nicest?

22.58

 < .001

0.19

13.43

.009

0.14

22.69

 < .001

0.19

38.65

 < .001

0.23

Which woman/man works in the coolest place?

54.34

 < .001

0.29

60.24

 < .001

0.29

34.76

 < .001

0.23

51.63

 < .001

0.27