Adult age and gender differences in perceptions of facial attractiveness: Beauty is in the eye of the older beholder

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 162-175

  Foos, Paul W ^a   Clark, M Cherie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

expertise; face age; facial attractiveness; gender; rater age

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BEAUTY; COHORT STUDIES; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957818199     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2010.526154     Document Type: Article

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