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D Degelman

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PubMed1998

Influence of female body images in printed advertising on self-ratings of physical attractiveness by adolescent girls.

In contrast to earlier studies suggesting that self-concept is stable by late adolescence and therefore resistant to change, this study found that adolescent girls' ratings of self-attractiveness were significantly higher following exposure to printed advertisements employing attractive models who were overweight compared to those exposed to models who were not overweight. Implications for further research are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

Effect of reading a summary of research about biological bases of homosexual orientation on attitudes toward homosexuals.

The effect of exposure to information regarding the development of homosexual orientation on attitudes toward homosexuals was investigated. Testing was conducted in five regularly scheduled undergraduate classes. 105 volunteer subjects from college classes were exposed to one of three treatment conditions. Subjects in the experimental group read a summary article of current research emphasizing a biological component of homosexual orientation. Subjects in one control group read a summary article of research focusing on the absence of hormonal differences between homosexual and heterosexual men. Subjects in another control group were not exposed to either article. All subjects completed the Index of Attitudes Toward Homosexuals. As predicted, subjects in the experimental group had significantly lower scores than subjects in the control groups. There was a significant interaction between treatment condition and sex of subject. Scores on the index were significantly lower for women, but only in the experimental group. These results show that exposure to a research summary can significantly affect immediately assessed scores on the Index of Attitudes Toward Homosexuals. Also, the pattern of effects of these experiences was different for women and men.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

Age and gender differences in beliefs about personal power and injustice.

College students and community-dwelling older adults were compared on Injustice and Personal Power scales and measures of religiosity. "Personal Power" scores varied significantly as a function of age and gender. These differences were attributable to a significantly lower belief in "Personal Power" for the group of older women. As predicted, "Injustice" scores were significantly higher for women than for men, reflecting a greater belief that conditions can be unjust. No significant difference between older and younger adults on "Injustice" scores was obtained. Significant positive correlations between measures of religiosity and "Injustice" scores were obtained, while religiosity was not significantly correlated with "Personal Power." This pattern of results suggests that there is value in utilizing separate measures of "Injustice" and "Personal Power" scores. Suggestions are made for examining further the complex relationship among demographic variables, belief in a just world, and measures of religiosity.

Adult↗
PubMed1978

Intermodal relationships in children's perception.

Since judgment of geographical slant requires the use of both optical and postural information, such judgments were used to determine whether intermodal relationships affect children's perception. First, third, and fifth graders made judgments of geographical slant of surfaces depicted in photographs either with or without postural inclination. The results indicate the existence of a linear mechanism which compensates for the effect of postural inclination. Compensation was about 50% of that expected from an ideal perceptual system and did not change with age. The present data are similar to those previously reported for adults and suggest that the compensation process develops early in childhood.

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