Developmental stability of perceived physical attractiveness from infancy to young adulthood
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Melissa J. Yerkes
Mercyhurst College
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Terry F. Pettijohn II
Mercyhurst College
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- Keywords:
- physical attractiveness, attractiveness rating, perception of attractiveness, attractiveness and social interaction
- Abstract
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We predicted that physical attractiveness ratings of individuals at birth, 6, 12, and 18 years of age would be relatively stable and females would rate babies as more attractive than would males, due to their socialization to care for infants (Berman, 1980).
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- 2008-06-01
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- Volume 36, 2008, Issue 5
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