The price of being beautiful: Negative effects of attractiveness on empathy for children in need

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 436-450

  Fisher, Robert J ^a   Ma, Yu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 84904201737     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/676967     Document Type: Article

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