Does It Pay to Be Smart, Attractive, or Confident (or All Three)? Relationships Among General Mental Ability, Physical Attractiveness, Core Self-Evaluations, and Income

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 742-755

  Judge, Timothy A ^a   Hurst, Charlice ^a   Simon, Lauren S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

attractiveness; core self evaluations; general mental ability; income; intelligence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGED; BEAUTY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 65649147892     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015497     Document Type: Article

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