Department
Psychological Science
Research Advisor
Montgomery, Robert
Advisor's Department
Psychological Science
Abstract
Self-ratings of erne's own physical attractiveness among 455 students (311 male and 144 female) were compared with their scores on a scale measuring personality (the California Psychological Inventory) and subjective perceptions of their body weight In addition, they completed two measures of shyness; the Social Provisions scale (Russell & Cutrona, 1984); the Student Adjustment to College Questionnaire (Baker & Siryk, 1984); and the Interpersonal Betrayal Scale. For both sexes, self-rated physical attractiveness correlated significantly with (a) all seven folk scales (dominance, capacity for status, sociability, social presence, self-acceptance, independence, and empathy) on Cluster I (extraversion) of the CPI; (b) two of the three vectors on the CPI: v.l (intraversion) and v.2 (openness to norms); (c) shyness; and (d) having a boyfriend or a girlfriend. Self-rated physical attractiveness affected females, but not males with Social Provisions and perceived body weight.
Document Type
Report
Presentation Date
16 Apr 1992
Recommended Citation
Mathis, Bonnie, "The Effect of Self-Rated Attractiveness on Personal and Interpersonal Functioning" (1992). Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experience Program (OURE). 63.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/oure/63
