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Download full textDowns, A. Chris – 1983
Providing a framework for a symposium exploring the influence of physical attractiveness on the socialization process, this paper (1) offers a working definition of physical attractiveness, (2) reviews stereotypes associated with attractiveness, and (3) discusses a social network perspective on the influence of attractiveness. Physical…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Cultural Influences, Definitions
Peer reviewedLanglois, Judith H.; Downs, A. Chris – Child Development, 1979
To determine whether behavioral differences exist between attractive and unattractive children, 64 boys and girls aged three and five years were selected on the basis of physical attractiveness and were paired in same age, same sex, and attractive and unattractive dyads. These dyads were then observed in a seminaturalistic play setting. (JMB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Interpersonal Attraction
Tapp, Elizabeth; Downs, A. Chris – 1983
Parents' reactions to the attractiveness of children and the influence of children's gender on parents' reactions were investigated. It was expected that, when rating attractive children, parents would give higher evaluations and have greater expectations than when rating unattractive children. It was further expected that parents would exhibit…
Descriptors: Adults, Attribution Theory, Children, Comparative Analysis
Langlois, Judith H.; Downs, A. Chris – 1977
This study examines the relationship between physical attractiveness and behavior by assessing whether behavioral differences exist between children judged by adults to be physically attractive and unattractive. Sixty-four 3- and 5-year-old boys and girls were selected as subjects on the basis of physical attractiveness. Three types of same-age…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Factor Analysis
Downs, A. Chris; Walz, Patricia J. – 1980
This study examines the sex differences in preschool children's perception of male and female adults of different ages (young, middle-aged and elderly) and the degree to which physical attractiveness plays a role in children's attributions concerning adults. Forty 3- and 4-year-old children (20 boys, 20 girls) from middle-income families served as…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Childhood Attitudes, Chronological Age
Downs, A. Chris; Nelson, Susan – 1983
Teacher's behavior toward preschool children varying in attractiveness and children's behavior toward their teachers were investigated. Participating were 64 preschool children and 9 teachers. Children, who attended a private preschool in Houston, Texas, were white, equally divided by sex and age, and from middle-income homes. A group of 30 adult…
Descriptors: Attention, Feedback, Interpersonal Attraction, Physical Activity Level
