Does human facial attractiveness honestly advertise health?
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The powerful effect of facial attractiveness on selection of romantic partner has long been recognized. Evidence has also suggested that perceptions of attractiveness are culturally based, which has provided fertile ground to the proposal that they are also, in substantial part, biologically determined. Research was conducted to explore the link, if any, between human facial attractiveness with physical health. Research methodology and results are evaluated.
Publication Name: Psychological Science
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0956-7976
Year: 1998
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Secular changes in standards of bodily attractiveness in women: tests of a reproductive model
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Two standards for bodily attractiveness in women are curvaceousness and slenderness. The former is ideal for reproductive purposes, while the latter is more appreciated by working women. Thus, with the 20th century's increase in women professionals, curvaceousness has become less ideal as females have concentrated on their careers and have shifted their efforts away from reproduction.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1998
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The World Health Organization WHOQOL-100: tests of the universality of quality of life in 15 different cultural groups worldwide
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International research by the World Health Organization shows the concept of quality of life may be universal. Cultural compatibility of this concept in physical, social, psychological and environmental domains is discussed.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 1999
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