The Relationship Between Public Self-Consciousness and Individual's Attempts to Compensate for an Unattractive Appearance in Mixed-Sex Dyads

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dc.contributor.advisorStangor, Charlesen_US
dc.contributor.authorFreidus, Rachel Amandaen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-02-02T06:48:29Z
dc.date.available2005-02-02T06:48:29Z
dc.date.issued2004-12-06en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research tested the hypothesis that unattractive individuals who were high in public self-consciousness would attempt to compensate for their unattractive appearance in order to be more liked in social settings. A pilot study was used to develop stimulus materials for Studies 1 and 2. In Study 1, dyads of one male and one female participant completed a measure of public self-consciousness and then rated each other on physical attractiveness and likeability before and after having a short interaction. As expected, less attractive individuals who were high (versus low) in public self-consciousness became somewhat more likeable over time. Study 2 demonstrated that these effects were stronger for participants who were given explicit instructions about how to appear likeable. The results provide some support for the idea that low public self-conscious participants do not have the necessary ability to create positive impressions on others.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/2117
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Socialen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledpublic self-consciousnessen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcompensationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledphysical appearanceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledattractivenessen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmixed-sex social interactionsen_US
dc.titleThe Relationship Between Public Self-Consciousness and Individual's Attempts to Compensate for an Unattractive Appearance in Mixed-Sex Dyadsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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