ERIC Number: EJ1203783
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Publication Date: 2019-Feb
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Hello Beautiful? The Effect of Interviewer Physical Attractiveness on Cooperation Rates and Survey Responses
Jaeger, Mads Meier
Sociological Methods & Research, v48 n1 p156-184 Feb 2019
This article analyzes the effect of interviewers' physical attractiveness on cooperation rates in face-to-face interviews and survey responses (self-reports on physical appearance, weight, and health). This article includes four aspects of physical attractiveness (facial attractiveness, voice attractiveness, body mass index [BMI], and height) and reports that (1) interviewers with more attractive faces and lower BMI have higher cooperation rates, (2) differences in interviewers' personality (Big Five, Rosenberg self-esteem) account for about one third of the total effect of facial attractiveness on cooperation rates, and (3) being interviewed by a more attractive interviewer leads to more positive self-reports on physical appearance, weight, and health (but does not affect self-reports unrelated to physical appearance).
Descriptors: Researchers, Individual Characteristics, Aesthetics, Cooperation, Interviews, Surveys, Human Body, Body Weight, Health, Body Composition, Personality Traits, Foreign Countries, Social Desirability, Psychology, Psychological Patterns, Self Concept Measures, Self Esteem, Questionnaires, Locus of Control
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Denmark
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale; Rotter Internal External Locus of Control Scale
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