Donne e uomini online by Luciano Paccagnella

“…The results of this study do not confirm those of the research done a few decades ago on paper personal ads, which highlighted the men’s offer of security resources, in exchange for physical attractiveness, sex and parental care by women. On the other hand, they do not even confirm the results of the research conducted in the early 2000s on online ads, which instead showed an abandonment of traditional stereotypes related to gender differences. …”
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El autoconcepto físico de los estudiantes universitarios en el Ecuador (The physical self-concept of university students in Ecuador) by Pablo Anthony Rendón Morales, Alejandro Veas Iniesta, Leandro Navas Martinez

“…The analysis was based on the factor structure of the questionnaire; therefore, the variables considered are: sport ability, physical condition, physical attractiveness, strength, general physical self-concept and general self-concept. …”
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La leadership politica in Italia alla luce della tradizione comica nazionale by Maria Pia Pozzato

“…Finally, I will propose a number of hypotheses about the ways in which leaders obtain electoral consensus, for example through physical attractiveness, sympathy, and their ability to amuse people. …”
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Self-Perceived Attractiveness, Romantic Desirability and Self-Esteem: A Mating Sociometer Perspective by Christopher Bale, John Archer

“…Positive relationships between self-perceived physical attractiveness and self-esteem found in previous studies may reflect the functioning of a mating sociometer, designed to monitor individuals' desirability as romantic or sexual partners. …”
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The Effect of Attractiveness on Food Sharing Preferences in Human Mating Markets by Michael Stirrat, Michael Gumert, David Perrett

“…The current study explored how physical attractiveness affects food sharing by studying payment preferences for hypothetical romantic dinner dates (a hypothetical mating market). …”
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When the Difference is in the Details: A Critique of “” by David P. Schmitt

“…As noted in previous research, and in a re-analysis of Zentner and Mitura's own data, sex differences in some mate preferences (e.g., long-term mate preferences for physical attractiveness) are either unrelated to or actually get larger with higher national gender parity. …”
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Relationship status and relationship instability, but not dominance, predict individual differences in baseline cortisol levels. by Dario Maestripieri, Amanda C E Klimczuk, Marianne Seneczko, Daniel M Traficonte, M Claire Wilson

“…We investigated variation in baseline cortisol levels in relation to relationship status (single or in a relationship), relationship characteristics (length, stability, presence or absence of clear dominance), or individual attributes (dominant or subordinate status, relative physical attractiveness, relationship worries). Study participants were 77 men and 75 women aged between 18 and 38 years. …”
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Personality descriptions influence perceived cuteness of children and nurturing motivation toward them. by Reina Takamatsu, Takashi Kusumi, Hiroshi Nittono

“…The current empirical evidence regarding the effects of personality on physical attractiveness is limited to adult faces. In two preregistered studies, we demonstrated that personality descriptions influenced perceived cuteness, warmth, competence of young children, and female adults' nurturing motivation toward them. …”
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Sexual Jealousy by David M. Buss

“…Dozens of studies have documented sex-differentiated design features of jealousy: The relative upset about sexual and emotional aspects of infidelity; processing speed and memorial recall of sexual and emotional infidelity cues; physiological distress to sexual and emotional infidelity cues; qualities of same-sex rivals that evoke jealousy, such as superior job prospects versus greater physical attractiveness; triggers of mate retention tactics; jealous interrogations following the discovery of infidelity; and whether an infidelity produces forgiveness or breakup. …”
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NO MORE GRID GIRLS AT FORMULA ONE: THE DISCOURSE ANALYSIS ON HOSTESSES’ SEXUALIZED BODIES, OBJECTIFICATION, AND FEMALE AGENCY by Honorata Jakubowska

“…Additionally, the grid girls themselves accuse feminists of having caused them to lose their jobs, arguing that, although their positions are based on physical attractiveness and a sexualized body, it has been done by them voluntarily and with pleasure. …”
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Netflix and Chill? What Sex Differences Can Tell Us About Mate Preferences in (Hypothetical) Booty-Call Relationships by Evita March, George Van Doorn, Rachel Grieve

“…Both sexes considered the physical attractiveness and kindness of a booty-call mate a necessity, expressing both short- and long-term mate preferences. …”
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Factors Influencing Sexual Harassment In The Malaysian Workplace by Ismail, Mohd Nazari, Lee , Kum Chee, Chan , Foong Bee

“…The factors examined are unprofessional work environment, skewed gender ratio in the workplace, knowledge of grievance procedure for sexual harassment, sexist attitudes among co-workers, privacy of workspace, physical attractiveness, dress manner of victims, job status, and sex roles. …”
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Psychophysiological Responses to Pictures With or Without Baby Schema by Hiroshi Nittono, Namiha Ihara

“…Specifically, cuteness is often regarded as synonymous with infant physical attractiveness, whereas kawaii is used not only for babies but also for noninfantile objects. …”
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Human Nonindependent Mate Choice: Is Model Female Attractiveness Everything? by Antonios Vakirtzis, S. Craig Roberts

“…This phenomenon has a straightforward evolutionary explanation: the fact that female mate value is more dependent on physical attractiveness compared to male mate value. Furthermore, due to assortative mating for attractiveness, men who are paired with attractive women are more likely to be of high mate value themselves. …”
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Group counseling intervention module cognitive behavioral therapy effectiveness in addressing the problems of body dissatisfaction, anxiety and self-esteem in higher education inst... by Nordiana Terence, Norzihan Ayub, Patricia Kimong

“…Obsession with weight satisfaction and physical attractiveness can lead to depression, eating disorders, and social disorders. …”
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Me, My Avatar or My Body? The Relationship Between the Body Esteem Of Rpg Players and the Created Character in the Game by Beata Łubianka, Piotr Długosz

“…The higher the men rated their bodies regarding physical attractiveness, body weight and physical condition, the more the characters they created in the game were similar to them. …”
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Resource security impacts men's female breast size preferences. by Viren Swami, Martin J Tovée

“…Based on this perspective, two studies were conducted to test the hypothesis that men experiencing relative resource insecurity should perceive larger breast size as more physically attractive than men experiencing resource security. …”
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What factors influence MOOC course completion? An investigation of course completion and workplace benefits from interpersonal attraction theory perspective by Guihua Zhang, Dae-wan Kim, Jie Qi, Chenwei Zhao

“…Communication attractiveness and physical attractiveness significantly influence learners’ parasocial relationships. …”
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Human Face Tilt Is a Dynamic Social Signal That Affects Perceptions of Dimorphism, Attractiveness, and Dominance by Peter Marshall, Amy Bartolacci, Darren Burke

“…Both studies confirmed that pitching the face upward at incrementally increasing angles resulted in a linear increase in ratings of masculinity, physical dominance, and social dominance and a linear decrease in ratings of femininity, physical attractiveness, and behavioral allure. Study 2 showed that these effects can be dependent on either the perceived structural change of the face or the actual movement of the face, and these are different for each rating category. …”
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Using imagery to identify and characterise core beliefs in women with bulimia nervosa, dieting and non-dieting women. by Somerville, K, Cooper, M

“…Patient's negative self-beliefs contained themes of "self-value", followed by "failure", "self-control" and "physical attractiveness", in descending order of frequency. …”