News tagged with physical attractiveness

The ugly truth about one night stands

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Aug 11, 2009 | 2.1 / 5 (8) | 5

Men are far more interested in casual sex than women. While men need to be exceptionally attractive to tempt women to consider casual sex, men are far less choosy. These findings by Dr Achim Schützwohl, from the Department ...

Brains or beauty: New study confirms having both leads to higher pay

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

May 14, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 1

People looking for a good job at a good salary could find their intelligence may not be the only trait that puts them at the top of the pay scale, according to researchers. A new study finds attractiveness, along with confidence, ...

Do good looks get high school students good grades?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Apr 22, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (5) | 0

Do personal traits predict success in school? If so, which dimension of one's outward appearance can tell the most about academic achievement? The answers to these questions are found in a new study by researchers from the ...

The beauty bias: Can people love the one they are compatible with?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Feb 11, 2008 | 4.1 / 5 (25) | 1

Physical attractiveness is important in choosing whom to date. Good looking people are not only popular targets for romantic pursuits, they themselves also tend to flock together with more attractive others. Does this mean ...

Psychologists reveal the secret of successful wooing

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Feb 13, 2009 | 2.8 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of Sussex study shows that,without being consciously aware, we change our judgment of a person's attractiveness based on what they do, not their physical characteristics.

The importance of attractiveness depends on where you live

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 15, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (6) | 2

Do good-looking people really benefit from their looks, and in what ways? A team of researchers from the University of Georgia and the University of Kansas found that yes; attractive people do tend to have more social relationships ...

Rating attractiveness: Study finds consensus among men, not women

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Jun 26, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (12) | 5

Hot or not? Men agree on the answer. Women don't.

Study: Personality traits influence perceived attractiveness

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Nov 29, 2007 | 4.2 / 5 (22) | 0

A new study published in Personal Relationships examines the way in which perceptions of physical attractiveness are influenced by personality. The study finds that individuals – both men and women – who exhibit positive traits ...

Like father, like son: Attractiveness is hereditary

Biology /

Nov 20, 2007 | 4.1 / 5 (7) | 0

Sexy dads produce sexy sons, in the insect world at least. While scientists already knew that specific attractive traits, from cricket choruses to peacocks’ tails, are passed on to their offspring, the heritability of attractiveness ...

Do Attractive Women Want it All? New Study Reveals Relationship Standards are Relative

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Mar 20, 2008 | 3.3 / 5 (18) | 0

Although many researchers have believed women choose partners based on the kind of relationship they are seeking, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin reveals women’s preferences can be influenced by their own ...

Direct gaze makes you more attractive

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Nov 07, 2007 | 4.1 / 5 (32) | 1

Looking directly at someone makes you more attractive to them according to research published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, today (Wednesday 7 November, 2007).

Deep Voices Scare Adolescent Girls but Turn on Teens

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Sep 16, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (3) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The University of St. Andrews in Scotland has discovered that teenage girls are attracted by deep male voices, while younger girls feel intimidated by them.

Pressure to Look Attractive Linked to Fear of Rejection in Men and Women

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

May 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- People who feel pressure to look attractive are more fearful of being rejected because of their appearance than are their peers, according to a new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and the ...

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