THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS ON JOB‐RELATED OUTCOMES: A META‐ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES

By Megumi Hosoda, E. F. Stone-Romero, G. Coats. 2003

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Marketing

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The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty. (2006, background): “…Rhodes et al. 2005c, Thornhill & Gangestad 1999), and they elicit positive personality attributions (the “what is beautiful is good” stereotype—Dion et al. 1972, Eagly et al. 1991, Langlois et al. 2000) and positive treatment in a variety of settings (Hosoda et al. 2003, Langlois et al. 2000).”
Hiring Discrimination Against Arab Minorities: Interactions Between Prejudice and Job Characteristics (2009, background): “However, and as noted by Hosoda et al. (2003), within-subjects designs may reflect more closely what occurs in real world selection settings and therefore may prove to better generalize to actual screening contexts.”
The employment interview: A review of current studies and directions for future research (2009, result): “, Cortina, Goldstein, Payne, Davison, & Gilliland, 2000; Huffcutt et al., 1996; Salgado &Moscoso, 2002). Berry, Sackett, and Landers (2007) conducted a meta-analysis that (a) included more recent studies, (b) excluded data from samples in which interviewers may have had access to cognitive test scor”
Evaluations of Sexy Women In Low- and High-Status Jobs (2005, background): “These studies, however, are in the minority; meta-analytic work shows that most studies (including those that assess professionals in actual business settings) suggest that physical attractiveness benefits female as well as male managers (Hosoda et al., 2003).”
Social Media in Employee-Selection-Related Decisions (2016, background): “In a meta-analysis of employment-related decisions in experimental settings, Hosoda, Stone-Romero, and Coats (2003) demonstrated that attractive individuals were rated approximately a third of a standard deviation higher than nonattractive individuals.”
Experimental Research on Labor Market Discrimination (2018, neutral): “Hosoda et al. conclude that “Physical attractiveness is always an asset for individuals” (p. 451). The effect size is large (although a bit hard to interpret), and the effect does not appear to vary with the sex of the applicant, the sex type of the job, the provision of job-relevant information, or”
Happiness and despair on the catwalk: Need satisfaction, well-being, and personality adjustment among fashion models (2007, background): “Not surprisingly, recent reviewers concluded that ‘‘physical attractiveness is always an asset for individuals’’ (Hosoda et al., 2003, p. 451).1 Perhaps as a consequence of such favorable treatment, attractive people might have it easier in life, be happier, and form more emotionally stable,…”