New Studies Suggest Beauty Doesn't Buy Happiness

New Studies Suggest Beauty Doesn't Buy Happiness

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Time Stamps:
0:00 The halo effect
2:30 Does beauty buy happiness? It depends
4:21 Gender plays a huge role
9:26 If it stems from objectification, it isn’t privilege
13:58 Real-life applications of these studies

References:

R. C. Chia, L. J. Allred, W. F. Grossnickle & G. W. Lee (1998) Effects of Attractiveness and Gender on the Perception of Achievement-Related Variables, The Journal of Social Psychology, 138:4, 471-477, DOI: 10.1080/00224549809600401

Kite, L., & Kite, L. (2021). More than a body: Your body is an instrument, not an ornament. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Agthe, Spörrle, M., & Maner, J. K. (2011). Does Being Attractive Always Help? Positive and Negative Effects of Attractiveness on Social Decision Making. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 37(8), 1042–1054. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167211410355

KAPLAN, R. M. Is Beauty Talent? Sex Interaction in the Attractiveness Halo Effect. Sex Roles, [s. l.], v. 4, n. 2, p. 195–204, 1978. DOI 10.1007/BF00287500.

Shin, & Suh, E. M. (2018). Does waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) predict happiness? Belief about a person’s essence matters. Personality and Individual Differences, 131, 149–155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.04.037

PLAUT, ADAMS, G., & ANDERSON, S. L. (2009). Does attractiveness buy happiness? “It depends on where you’re from.” Personal Relationships, 16(4), 619–630. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6811.2009.01242.x

McGloin, & Denes, A. (2018). Too hot to trust: Examining the relationship between attractiveness, trustworthiness, and desire to date in online dating. New Media & Society, 20(3), 919–936. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444816675440

Bak, PM, Koln, HF (2010) Sex differences in attractiveness halo effect in online dating environment.

Sandmann, am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen, A., Schmidt, C.-M., Rosslau, K., Lang-Roth, R., Burgmer, M., Knief, A., Matulat, P., Vauth, M., & Deuster, D. (2014). Differences Between Self-Assessment and External Rating of Voice With Regard to Sex Characteristics, Age, and Attractiveness. Journal of Voice, 28(1), 128.e11–128.e18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2013.07.007

Datta Gupta, Etcoff, N. L., & Jaeger, M. M. (2015). Beauty in Mind: The Effects of Physical Attractiveness on Psychological Well-Being and Distress. Journal of Happiness Studies, 17(3), 1313–1325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-015-9644-6

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