Social influence, sex differences, and judgments of beauty

Putting the interpersonal back in interpersonal attraction

Bibliographic Data

ID6206908
AuthorsWilliam G Graziano, Lauri A Jensen-Campbell, Lauri A Jensen‐campbell (0000-0002-1088-7413), Laura J Shebilske, Sharon R Lundgren
Year1993
Volume65
Issue3
Pages522-531
Publication date1993-09-01
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//0022-3514.65.3.522
OpenAlexW4235678499
LanguageEN
Citations received41
References cited29

Four studies (N=711) probed processes that underlie sex differences in attraction. In Study 1, women reported expertise at judging men's physical attractiveness, and this expertise was acknowledged by men. In Study 2, women evaluated physical attractiveness after seeing ratings supposedly made by same-sex peers. Women were influenced by other women's ratings, especially negative ratings. Study 3 indicated that women were influenced by female peers in rating both male and female stimulus persons. There was no evidence that men were influenced by peers. In Study 4, Ss evaluated physically attractive persons of the other sex after reading a detailed description. Women were more influenced by peer evaluations than were men. Results were discussed in terms of sex differences and social influence processes in interpersonal attraction

Aesthetics · Attraction · Beauty · Interpersonal attraction · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal interaction · Interpersonal perception · Interpersonal relationship · Perception · Social approval · Social perception · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Cultural Differences and Values · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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