The effects of attractiveness and status on personality evaluation
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Tartaglia, Stefano
Rollero, Chiara
Abstract / Description
Research on personality has shown that perceiving a person as attractive fosters positive expectations about his/her personal characteristics. Literature has also demonstrated a significant link between personality traits and occupational achievement. Present research examines the combined effects of attractiveness, occupational status, and gender on the evaluation of others’ personality, according to the Big Five model. The study consisted of a 2 (Attractiveness: High vs. Low) x 2 (occupational Status: High vs. Low) x 2 (Target gender: Male vs. Female) between-subjects experimental design (N = 476). Results showed that attractive targets were considered more positively than unattractive targets, and this effect was even stronger for male targets. Occupational status influenced perceived agreeableness (lower for high-status targets) and perceived conscientiousness (higher for high-status targets).
Keyword(s)
gender personality evaluation stereotyping attractiveness status experimental designPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2015-11-27
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
11
Issue
4
Page numbers
677–690
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Citation
Tartaglia, S., & Rollero, C. (2015). The effects of attractiveness and status on personality evaluation. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(4), 677–690. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i4.896
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Tartaglia, Stefano
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Rollero, Chiara
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Date of first publication2015-11-27
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Abstract / DescriptionResearch on personality has shown that perceiving a person as attractive fosters positive expectations about his/her personal characteristics. Literature has also demonstrated a significant link between personality traits and occupational achievement. Present research examines the combined effects of attractiveness, occupational status, and gender on the evaluation of others’ personality, according to the Big Five model. The study consisted of a 2 (Attractiveness: High vs. Low) x 2 (occupational Status: High vs. Low) x 2 (Target gender: Male vs. Female) between-subjects experimental design (N = 476). Results showed that attractive targets were considered more positively than unattractive targets, and this effect was even stronger for male targets. Occupational status influenced perceived agreeableness (lower for high-status targets) and perceived conscientiousness (higher for high-status targets).en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationTartaglia, S., & Rollero, C. (2015). The effects of attractiveness and status on personality evaluation. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(4), 677–690. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i4.896
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/975
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1167
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i4.896
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Keyword(s)genderen_US
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Keyword(s)personality evaluationen_US
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Keyword(s)stereotypingen_US
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Keyword(s)attractivenessen_US
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Keyword(s)statusen_US
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Keyword(s)experimental designen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe effects of attractiveness and status on personality evaluationen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue4
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers677–690
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Volume11
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Visible tag(s)Version of Record