What is beautiful is good

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ID6199609
AuthorsKaren K Dion, Karen Dion, Ellen Berscheid (0000-0002-6169-0370), Elaine Walster
Year1972
Volume24
Issue3
Pages285-290
Publication date1972-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/h0033731
PMID4655540
OpenAlexW2171099065
LanguageEN
Citations received824
References cited5

A person's physical appearance, along with his sexual identity, is the personal characteristic that is most obvious and accessible to others in social inter-action. The present experiment was designed to determine whether physically attractive stimulus persons, both male and female, are (a) assumed to possess more socially desirable personality traits than physically unattractive stimulus persons and (6) expected to lead better lives (e.g., be more competent husbands and wives, be more successful occupationally, etc.) than unattrac-tive stimulus persons. Sex of Subject X Sex of Stimulus Person interactions along these dimensions also were investigated. The present results indicate a "what is beautiful is good " stereotype along the physical attractiveness dimen-sion with no Sex of Judge X Sex of Stimulus interaction. The implications of such a stereotype on self-concept development and the course of social inter-action are discussed. A person's physical appearance, along with his sexual identity, is the personal character

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