Journal article
The role of physical attractiveness in adjustment
Genetic, social, and general psychology monographs, Vol.118(2), pp.157-194
05/1992
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/109350
PMID: 1526471
Abstract
This article presents a model of how attractiveness influences adjustment and reviews the relevant evidence. The model suggests that attractiveness influences adjustment through a three-stage process. Varying levels of physical attractiveness create differential responses in other people (Stage 1). These differential responses in others as a function of a person's appearance then result in differential treatment of the person (Stage 2), with such differential treatment eventually resulting in differential adjustment (Stage 3). These three stages are considered to occur in a reciprocal manner across the life span. Empirical support is found for each stage from early childhood to adulthood. Attractiveness accounts for 6% to 16% of the variance in measures of subjective adjustment as well as sociometric and behavioral measures of interpersonal adjustment.
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- Title
- The role of physical attractiveness in adjustment
- Creators
- G L Burns - Department of Psychology, Washington State UniversityA Farina
- Publication Details
- Genetic, social, and general psychology monographs, Vol.118(2), pp.157-194
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900547488301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article