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Peer reviewedWade, T. Joel – Journal of Black Psychology, 1996
Examined skin color in relation to self-esteem and self-perceived physical, sexual, and global attractiveness in 91 African Americans. Findings support the hypothesis that fair-skinned females have higher self-esteem and self-ratings of attractiveness than dark-skinned females, and that dark-skinned males have higher or no different ratings from…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Interpersonal Attraction, Physical Attractiveness
