The effects of women's age and physical appearance on evaluations of attractiveness and social desirability

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 343-354

  Perlini, Arthur H ^a   Bertolissi, Susan ^a   Lind, David L ^a  

^a ALGOMA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEAUTY; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 0033146276     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224549909598390     Document Type: Article

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