Sex as a Moderator of the Beauty-Good Relationship [microform] / Paul A. Schneider and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5465844
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- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Schneider, Paul A
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1983
- 17 p.
- Summary:
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The relationship between physical attractiveness and social competence is complex. A study was undertaken to assess the relationship between ratings of physical attractiveness and ratings of conversational skill. Sixty male and 60 female undergraduates viewed tapes depicting 18 heterosocial interactions. Subjects were asked to rate physical attractiveness, social competency, and their "desire to date" for each member of the opposite sex depicted on the tapes. One group of raters based their ratings on a brief 5-second exposure, while the remaining raters viewed the entire 3-minute interaction before rating attractiveness. The results indicated that for females' ratings of male attractiveness there was a significant stimulus subject by rating condition interaction. Socially competent males were deemed more attrative provided they were seen in action. Males' ratings of female attractiveness were relatively independent of rating condition. Overall, males attributed higher levels of social competence to attractive females than females attributed to attractive males. This sex difference was minimal when behaviorally influenced attractiveness ratings were employed. These findings highlight the importance of considering the sex of the rater and ratee and the manner in which attractiveness ratings are obtained in studying the beauty-good relationship. (Author/NB)
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- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Association for Counseling and Development (Los Angeles, CA, April 20-23, 1986).
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