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Physical attractiveness stereotype. The physical attractiveness stereotype, commonly known as the "beautiful-is-good" stereotype, [1] is the tendency to assume that physically attractive individuals, coinciding with social beauty standards, also possess other desirable personality traits, such as intelligence, social competence, and morality. [2]
Dec 1, 2019 · Thus, it seems that family attitudes may influence attractiveness stereotypes regarding a range of physical characteristics. Regarding peer influences, it has been suggested that peers play an important role in modeling and reinforcing appearance stereotypes and grooming or training their peers to conform to these ideals ( Jones, Vigfusdottir ...
- Rachel F. Rodgers, Rachel F. Rodgers, Jenna Campagna, Raihaan Attawala
- 2019
Oct 24, 2022 · However, this attractiveness stereotype can also be a double-edged sword. Other studies have found that while people are more likely to ascribe a host of positive qualities to attractive people, they are also more likely to believe that good-looking individuals are vain, dishonest, and likely to use their attractiveness to manipulate others.
Dr. Thomas Cash conducted seminal work on the beliefs and stereotypes related to attractiveness as well as their impact, and their transmission through cultural and interpersonal processes. This initial work has inspired and given rise to an important body of research significantly increasing our un …
- Rachel F. Rodgers, Rachel F. Rodgers, Jenna Campagna, Raihaan Attawala
- 2019
The effects of the physical attractiveness stereotype are ubiquitous and large enough to be observed during actual social interactions. Developmental research is just beginning to illuminate the origins of the physical attractiveness stereotype, but more is known regarding how the stereotype develops for female than male targets.
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Jan 1, 2016 · A commonly held belief about physical attractiveness is that attractive individuals are psychologically healthier than less attractive individuals (i.e., the “beauty is good” stereotype). To date, the data on this stereotype and its relationship with depression is limited, with a paucity of literature comparing subjective and objective ...
Demonstrates that the physical attractiveness stereotype established by studies of person perception is not as strong or general as suggested by the often-used summary phrase what is beautiful is good. Although Ss in these studies ascribed more favorable personality traits and more successful life outcomes to attractive than unattractive targets, the average magnitude of this beauty-is-good ...
