Reputation and Self-Evaluation as Determinants of Attractiveness

How does the correspondence between an individual's reputation and his self-evaluation affect his attractiveness for others? In an experiment designed to explore this question, Ss were given information about a stimulus person's reputation which pictured her as either a high or low worth i...

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Published in:Sociometry 1970-09, Vol.33 (3), p.276-286
Main Authors: Jones, Stephen C., Shrauger, J. Sidney
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjectives
Factorial design
Judgment
Mental stimulation
Personality psychology
Reputation
Self
Social interaction
Social psychology
Volunteerism
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Summary:How does the correspondence between an individual's reputation and his self-evaluation affect his attractiveness for others? In an experiment designed to explore this question, Ss were given information about a stimulus person's reputation which pictured her as either a high or low worth individual, and subsequently they listened to a tape recording in which the same stimulus person described herself in either a self-enhancing or self-derogating manner. These conditions were arranged in a 2 x 2 factorial design. Results showed that Ss found the stimulus person more attractive in the high reputation condition than in the low reputation condition. Furthermore, the reputation and self-evaluation conditions interacted so that the high self-evaluator tended to be more attractive than the low self-evaluator in the high reputation condition and the low self-evaluator tended to be more attractive than the high self-evaluator in the low reputation condition.
ISSN:0038-0431
0190-2725
1939-8999
DOI:10.2307/2786158