THE IMPACT OF PREADOLESCENTS' PHYSICAL BEAUTY ON OTHERS AND THE SELF
THE IMPACT OF PREADOLESCENTS' PHYSICAL BEAUTY ON OTHERS AND THE SELF
Author(s): Mira Čudina-ObradovićSubject(s): Gender Studies, Psychology of Self, Evaluation research
Published by: Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar
Keywords: Physical beauty; Self; Preadolescents';
Summary/Abstract: Using 2x2x2x2 ANCOVA on a sample of 574 school children (grades 5th to 8th) a series of hypotheses was investigated concerning the impact of "subjective" and "objective" physical attractiveness upon a number of objective outcomes (GPA, teachers' and peers' giftedness nominations and a measure of social preference) and self-perception. The main aim was to test the acceptability of the "self-fulfilling prophecy" explanation of the impact of "beauty" ratings on objective outcomes. As it was hypothesized, the self-fulfilling prophecy is rejected as a general explanation, if the congruence of objective (PAT) and subjective ratings (SPAT) of someone's physical attractiveness is taken as an intervening variable.
Journal: Društvena istraživanja - Časopis za opća društvena pitanja
- Issue Year: 6/1997
- Issue No: 30+31
- Page Range: 447-459
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English