Influence of Clothing and Physical Attractiveness in Person Perception

1976 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 775-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Paull Nielsen ◽  
Anne Kernaleguen
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Person Perception ◽  
Latin Square ◽  
Facial Attractiveness ◽  
Semantic Differential ◽  
Female Stimulus

Using a semantic differential to assess person perception, a non-random sample of 30 female university students recorded their impressions of a number of pictures of female stimulus persons. The pictures represented a systematic pairing of faces of varying levels of attractiveness, and clothed bodies of varying levels of attractiveness. The results of a 3 × 3 Latin square analysis of variance showed facial attractiveness to be a significant factor in the perception of physical attractiveness of the total unit, social and professional happiness, and social desirability. Attractiveness of the clothed body exerted a significant effect in the perception of bourgeois orientation. Pearson productmoment correlation results indicated that as level of perceived physical attractiveness increased, so did the perception of social and professional happiness and social desirability.

Inferential Sets and Person Perception: A Partial Replication and Extension

1973 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 479-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Mc Call ◽  
Gordon Rae
Keyword(s):  
Person Perception ◽  
Stimulus Person ◽  
Semantic Differential ◽  
Partial Replication ◽  
Female Stimulus ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Male Stimulus ◽  
Adjective Pair ◽  
Two Independent Variables

203 female Ss read a short case-study and a group of related questions. They were then required to complete a 12 adjective-pair semantic differential indicating their dispositional judgments of the stimulus person in the narrative. Two independent variables were manipulated, the sex of the stimulus person and the group of questions asked. One group of questions was intended to induce a situation-matching set and the other a causal-genetic set. Ss in the situation-matching group rated the male stimulus person more hard ( p < .05), more bold ( p < .01), and less emotional ( p < .05) than Ss in the causal-genetic group. In the case of the female stimulus person Ss in the situation-matching group perceived her as more bold ( p < .05). Differences due to sex alone were found only for the situation-matching groups who perceived the female stimulus person as less hard ( p < .05) and less rugged ( p < .01) than the male.

Named and Anonymous Administrations of Semantic Differential to Select University Students

1968 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 867-869
Author(s):  
Russell N. Cassel ◽  
Ada Chiu
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Semantic Differential ◽  
Child Growth ◽  
Development Analysis

This study concerned comparison of named and anonymous administrations of two newly developed semantic differentials (SD) to 50 select university students in a course in child growth and development. Analysis of variance yielded no significant differences between the administrations. Statistically significant differences were obtained for the two different SDs ( p = .05) for two of the three concepts and for the total of the three concepts.

On the Role of Emotional Traits in Impression Formation

1994 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 755-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Nigro ◽  
Olimpia Matarazzo
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Impression Formation ◽  
Stimulus Person ◽  
Semantic Differential ◽  
Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Female Stimulus ◽  
Male Stimulus

280 Italian undergraduates (90 men and 190 women), ages 18 to 30 years, rated a warm, cold, jealous, or envious stimulus person on 15 7-point semantic differential scales. Varying the sex of the stimulus person, 8 different versions of the description were obtained. Factor analysis, carried out to identify a smaller set of non-redundant dimensions, yielded three factors. A multivariate analysis of variance, 4 (warm, cold, jealous, envious) × 2 (male stimulus person, female stimulus person) × 2 (male respondents, female respondents), indicated significant effects for the variable “trait” on the first and second factors, an interaction between the sex of the stimulus person and the sex of the respondent on the first factor, and an effect for the sex of the respondent on the second factor. The traits “envious” and “jealous” acted as central qualities, and the sex of the stimulus person and of the respondent played an important role in impression formation. Further implications of the finding were discussed.

ESTIMATES OF IMPRESSIONS BASED ON FREQUENCY OF BLINKING

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuko Omori ◽  
Yo Miyata
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Impression Formation ◽  
Semantic Differential ◽  
Semantic Differential Scale ◽  
Japanese University

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of frequency of blinking on creating a personal impression. The subjects were 88 Japanese university students, 35 males and 53 females, who rated stimulus persons on a seven-point semantic differential scale. The stimulus persons, two males and two females, were presented on a 20-second video simulating various blink rates, i.e., 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, and 96 blinks/min. A factor analysis of the ratings yielded three factors, interpreted as Nervousness, Unfriendliness, and Carelessness. As the frequency of the stimulus persons'blinking increased, so did the tendency to rate them as more nervous and more careless. As for Unfriendliness, there was a U-shaped relation between the frequency of blinking and the impressions formed. Present results provide evidence that frequency of blinking plays an important role in impression formation. Further implications of the findings are discussed.

Semantic Differential Measures of Effect of Pupil Size on Person Perception

1977 ◽  
Vol 44 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1086-1086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Sanders ◽  
Todd E. Fothergill
Keyword(s):  
Pupil Size ◽  
Person Perception ◽  
Semantic Differential

The psychological determinants of pro-environmental behavior of russian students

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (Extra-E) ◽  
pp. 275-280
Author(s):  
Elena A. Privalova ◽  
Regina V. Ershova ◽  
Maria A. Erofeeva ◽  
Elena N. Belous ◽  
Olga V. Salomatina
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Psychological Determinants ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
Inverse Effect

The present article aims to investigate the results of the study, which was conducted to identify the psychological determinants of pro-environmental behavior of Russian students in the field of energy-saving. The sample amounted to 197 university students (59 males and 138 females). Values, personality traits, and time perspective components were viewed as the critical determinants of pro-environmental behavior. The results show that pro-environmental behavior is directly affected by such variables as “universalism: nature,” “security: societal”, “empathy,” “stability of emotions,” “positive past,” “social desirability: subject,” and “benevolence: caring” have an inverse effect on pro-environmental behavior. The article also shows the research perspectives for the study of pro-environmental behavior.

Psychological Traits, Addiction Symptoms, and Feature Usage as Predictors of Problematic Smartphone Use Among University Students in China

2019 ◽  
pp. 653-673
Author(s):  
Louis Leung ◽  
Jingwen Liang
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Psychological Traits ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Leisure Boredom

This study investigates the effects of psychological traits (i.e., procrastination, leisure boredom, and impulsivity) and addiction symptoms on problematic smartphone use. Data were collected from a multistage random sample of 649 university students. The results showed that procrastination, impulsivity [including sensation seeking and (lack of) perseverance], symptoms of addiction (e.g., inability to control craving, withdrawal, and complaints), and frequent usage of smartphone features for instrumental, relational, expressive, and informational purposes were significant predictors of problematic smartphone use.

Physical Attractiveness, Body Image, and Women's Sexual Self-Schema

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 567-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael W. Wiederman ◽  
Shannon R. Hurst
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Facial Attractiveness ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Social Avoidance ◽  
Personal Appearance ◽  
Self Schema

Recently, Andersen and Cyranowski (1994) presented a self-report measure of women's sexual self-schema, or cognitive view of the self regarding sexuality. In the current study, we investigated potential relationships between women's sexual self-schema and physical attractiveness, body size and shape, and body image. Young adult women ( N = 199) completed questionnaires and were weighed, measured, and rated for facial attractiveness. Results revealed that sexual self-schema was unrelated to body size or shape, general body dissatisfaction, history of teasing about weight, and degree of investment in personal appearance. Sexual self-schema scores significantly correlated with experimenter-rated facial attractiveness, self-rated facial and bodily attractiveness, and degree of social avoidance due to concerns over personal appearance, however. In a multiple regression analysis, only self-rated facial attractiveness and social avoidance were unique predictors. Results are discussed with regard to implications for the development of women's sexual self-schema and directions for future research.

Assessing the Validity of the Semantic Differential Portion of the Apperceptive Personality Test

2001 ◽  
Vol 88 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1235-1244 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Palmiter ◽  
David E. Silber
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Semantic Differential ◽  
Personality Test ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Social Desirability Scale ◽  
Strong Negative Correlation ◽  
Discriminant Analyses ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Ideal

This study investigated the validity of the semantic differential portion of the Apperceptive Personality Test with 225 undergraduates who completed the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability scale, actual-self and ideal-self semantic differential scales (e.g., Actual-self and Ideal-self), and either the Apperceptive Personality Test or a modified version. A projected-self score was calculated using the semantic differential ratings of the hero(ine) character on the test, e.g., Projected-self. A strong negative correlation indicated that, as the difference between the Ideal-self and Actual-self decreased, the difference between the Actual-self and Projected-self increased. Discriminant analyses indicated that highly guarded participants, e.g., high Social Desirability scores, showed more congruency between Ideal-self and Actual-self and less congruency between Actual-self ratings and Projected-self on the APT than did less guarded participants. When the difference scores incorporated only those semantic differential items that loaded on an Evaluative factor, the same result of discriminant analysis was found when participants who completed the modified version were included. These findings support the validity of the test's semantic differential items and suggest that guardedness tends to promote more similarity between Actual-self and Ideal-self and less similarity between Actual-self and Projected-self.

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