Who attains social status? Effects of personality and physical attractiveness in social groups

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 116-132

  Anderson, Cameron ^a,b   John, Oliver P ^a   Keltner, Dacher ^a   Kring, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEAUTY; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047685932     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.81.1.116     Document Type: Article

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