Lying to get a date: The effect of facial physical attractiveness on the willingness to deceive prospective dating partners

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-223

  Rowatt, Wade C ^a   Cunningham, Michael R ^b   Druen, Perri B ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dating; Deception; Physical attractiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033438266     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407599162005     Document Type: Article

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