Personality goes a long way: The malleability of opposite-sex physical attractiveness

Personal Relationships

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 571-585

  Lewandowski Jr , Gary W ^a   Aron, Arthur ^b   Gee, Julie ^b  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36448978504     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2007.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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