Thinking about Fashion Models' Looks: A Multidimensional Approach to the Structure of Perceived Physical Attractiveness.

Ashmore, Richard D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ537258

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Publication Date: 1996

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Thinking about Fashion Models' Looks: A Multidimensional Approach to the Structure of Perceived Physical Attractiveness.

Ashmore, Richard D.; And Others

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, v22 n11 p1083-104 Nov 1996

Used a functional framework of the perception of female physical attractiveness in a sample of 96 college students viewing 96 photographs of female fashion models. Suggests perceivers should differentiate sexual (sexy), youthful, nonsexual (cute), and up-to-date clothed and groomed (trendy) dimensions. Indicates areas of both convergence and divergence in how college student males and females view physical attractiveness in women. (KW)

Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Clothing, College Students, Emotional Response, Fashion Industry, Females, Interpersonal Attraction, Perception, Physical Attractiveness, Physical Characteristics, Sexuality, Social Values, Values

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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