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. 2019 Jun 21;14(6):e0218728. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218728

Table 2. Summary results for the pairwise comparison of the four concepts for each of the seven factors.

Elegance
vs
Beauty
Grace
vs
Beauty
Beauty
vs
Sexiness
Elegance
vs
Grace
Elegance
vs
Sexiness
Grace
vs
Sexiness
(1) Tastefulness/Fluency + + · · + +
(2) Affective Habitus/Arousal · ·
(3) Cultural Sophistication · · · · + ·
(4) Intellectual Rigor + + · · + +
(5) Lightness/Slenderness + + · · + +
(6) Exquisiteness + + · · + +
(7) Delicacy/Femininity · · + · + +

Note. The sign ‘·’ indicates absence of significant differences (Bonferroni-corrected for multiple testing) between the two concepts compared in the six vertical columns. Significantly higher mean values for the concepts represented in the uppermost line of the table (compared to those listed below them) are indicated by ‘+’, and significantly lower values by ‘−’.