News tagged with appearance
Personalities judged by physical appearance alone
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Observers were able to accurately judge some aspects of a stranger's personality from looking at photographs, according to a study in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSBP), the official monthl ...
Photoshopped Images Could Carry Warnings in France
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A law has been proposed in France that would see digitally enhanced images carry a warning to viewers that the image has been retouched to change the physical appearance of a person. The proposed ...
Study finds young women's satisfaction with own body image suffers after viewing ultra-thin TV characters
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Aug 17, 2009 |
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For 10 television seasons Friends was a top-rated feel-good sitcom, which, thanks to syndication now enjoys eternal life. But could something so good actually make people feel bad? Ryerson University researchers think it ...
Are kids today truly more autonomous?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Rutherford's analysis of back issues of the popular US magazine, Parents, maps how the portrayal of parental authority and children's autonomy has changed over the last century. Her findings are published online in Springer's ...
Cosmetic surgery appeals to men, women with appearance-based rejection sensitivity
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Jun 30, 2009 |
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Researchers have found that men and women who feel sensitive to rejection based on their physical appearance are more likely to express interest in having cosmetic surgery than those who are less sensitive to appearance-based ...
Obituary photos suggest growing bias against aging faces
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 13, 2009 |
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A new study that looked at obituary photographs published in one metropolitan newspaper suggests that Americans may have become more biased toward youthful appearance, particularly for women.
Parents failing to recognize their children's risk for obesity may be contributing to epidemic
Mar 18, 2009 |
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With 17 percent of US children between ages 2 and 19 classified as obese, new research shows that parents may not be recognizing their own children's risk factors. A new study in the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse ...
Children who are dissatisfied with their appearance often have problems with their peer group
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Mar 18, 2009 |
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Being satisfied with one's appearance is one of the most important prerequisites for a positive self image. However, in today's appearance culture it is the rule rather than the exception that children and young people are ...
Women easier to read after all
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Feb 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by a University of Glasgow psychologist, examining whether personality is related to facial appearance, has found that women’s faces are easier to read than men.
Height, style of 'McMansions' are what turn off neighbors
Feb 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study provides a first glimpse of exactly what people find offensive about super-sized houses which have sprouted up in neighborhoods around the country.
Boys have greater psychological well-being than girls, due to a better physical self-concept
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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Self-concept may be defined as the totality of perceptions that each person has of themselves, and this self identity plays an important role in the psychological functioning of everyone. To date, however, there has been ...
Abducted children: Conventional photos alone don't aid the search
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Oct 29, 2008 |
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People's ability to recognise abducted children is impaired when they view a photo of a smiling, clean child, but come into contact with the same child whose appearance is very different because he or she is upset, crying, ...
Social problems dominate concerns in neighborhoods with unsatisfied residents
Oct 06, 2008 |
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A new study reveals that the general appearance of a neighborhood is the single most important factor affecting how satisfied residents are about the area where they live.
Jeers of peers may affect adolescent adjustment
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Aug 06, 2008 |
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New research suggests that traits such as obesity during adolescence that may increase the risk of attacks from peers can result in health and psychological struggles that remain through young adulthood. The researchers say ...
