Self-ratings of physical attractiveness in a competitive context: When males are more sensitive to self-perceptions than females

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 585-599

  Saad, Gad ^a   Gill, Tripat ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Physical attractiveness; Self perceptions; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BEAUTY; CANADA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 73249129228     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540903232332     Document Type: Article

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