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Peer reviewedQuereshi, M. Y.; Kay, Janet P. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1986
Physical attractiveness, age, and sex were manipulated to determine their effect on the evaluation of 54 hypothetical applicants' resumes for three different jobs by 60 Master's in Business Administration students. Physical attractiveness favorably influenced the suitability ratings for all jobs; raters' sex and age were not significant but…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Higher Education, Job Applicants
Peer reviewedThornton, Bill; Ryckman, Richard M. – Journal of Adolescence, 1991
Examined contributions of physical attractiveness and physical effectiveness to self-esteem among adolescents in grades 7, 9, and 11, and college freshmen. Both attractiveness and effectiveness were significantly related to self-esteem of males and females. Attractiveness and effectiveness did not appear to be differentially important to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, College Freshmen, Grade 11
Helms, Janet E.; Rode, Lee Thomas – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1982
Analyzed male (N=72) and female (N=64) perceptions of female counselors using three levels of counselor physical attractiveness and four levels of counselor age. Male compared to female participants evaluated unattractive women counselors more positively. Counselor age influenced reactions to counselors. (RC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Characteristics
Was She Really Sexually Harassed? The Effects of a Victim's Age and the Job Status of the Initiator.
Download full textSherman, Martin F.; Smith, Robert J. – 1983
With the increased number of women in the work force, sexual harassment is receiving increased attention from the federal government, journalists, researchers, and counselors. To investigate the influence of two contextual variables (status of the initiator and age of the victim) on perceptions of sexual harassment allegations, 123 college…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, College Students, Employment Level
Peer reviewedGoebel, Barbara L.; Cashen, Valjean M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1979
Students rated photographs of teachers on seven factors of teacher performance. Across all developmental levels and all factors, ratings of unattractive teachers were lower. At all developmental levels, older teachers received lower ratings than younger teachers. Sex of teacher was a more influential factor at grades 11 and 13. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bias, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
