LOSING HAIR, LOSING POINTS - THE EFFECTS OF MALE PATTERN BALDNESS ON SOCIAL IMPRESSION-FORMATION
LOSING HAIR, LOSING POINTS - THE EFFECTS OF MALE PATTERN BALDNESS ON SOCIAL IMPRESSION-FORMATION
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1559-1816.1990.tb00404.x
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发表时间:
1990-02-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
CASH, TF
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作者:
CASH, TF
In the voluminous research on the psychology of physical appearance, the psychosocial effects of common male pattern baldness (MPB) have been largely neglected. The present experiment examined the influence of MPB on the initial social perceptions of men by both sexes. Eighteen pairs of photographic slides of balding and nonbalding control men were matched on the actual age, race, and other physical attributes of the men. In a first‐impressions context, 54 men and 54 women rated these stimulus persons on seven dimensions of social perception. MPB caused generally less favorable initial impressions, including lower ratings of physical attractiveness, judgments of less desirable personal and interpersonal characteristics, and misperceptions of age. The moderating effects of perceivers' sex and age and stimulus persons' age were examined, mostly without consequence. The baldness stereotype was substantially attenuated when physical attractiveness was statistically controlled.