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Brigham, John C. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1980
Subjects, reading a profile of a couple filing for divorce, made attributions about responsibility, financial settlement, future behavior, and personality traits. Reasons for divorce, physical attractiveness of husband and wife, and sex of subject were varied. Attractiveness strongly influenced personality ratings. Reason for divorce was related…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Attribution Theory, Decision Making, Divorce