Lookism on Endearing Standards: The Perception About Physical Appearance and Romantic Relationship Among Young Adults in Barangay Bagong Silang, Caloocan City

Vol.3, No.1C

Abstract

The study focused on the perception of physical appearance and romantic relationships among young adults in Barangay Bagong Silang, Caloocan City, ages 18-25. Individuals from the barangay were selected as participants in this study. The researchers investigated the perception of the participants on the relation of the physical appearance of a person and whether it has a connection in formulating a romantic relationship. Researchers specify the relation of facial features, body mass index and skin complexion in studying whether the appearance affects or not. The researchers also included each participant's rating on being romantic in a relationship.

Correlational Research Design was used in this study to investigate the relationship between the two variables. Percentage, mean, frequency and Pearson R were used to understand the perception of respondents in this study on physical appearance and romantic relationships. Survey questionnaires through Google Forms are the main instruments used by the researchers to gather data from the participants. The researcher develops a self-made questionnaire based on related literature and studies that the researchers read. The questionnaires have two parts; the first is in line with respondents' perception of physical appearance, and the second is about their rating of themselves and how romantic they are in their relationship.      

After analyzing all the gathered data, the results show that physical appearance and romantic relationships have a significant relationship. Most respondents don't seem to depend on how individuals look or their physical features before they become attracted to someone. Even in the skin complexion of an individual, the data shows that this aspect doesn’t also affect someone’s perception towards someone. On the other hand, in terms of body mass index, most respondents are still neutral whether they become attracted to somebody based on their body figure. 

Therefore, the researchers concluded that the young adults' perception of endearing standards didn’t affect how they perceived their partner's physical appearance. The results also show that an individual's physical feature impacts female young adults more than male respondents. The result also shows that the participants' ratings on how they are romantic with their respective partners are in neutral status.