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Age and the perception of age and attractiveness

Wernick, M., Manaster, G. J.·1984·The Gerontologist

Abstract

Subjects of both sexes and two age groups, one ranging from 19 to 30 years and the other from 56 to 88 years, individually made ratings of the attractiveness and age of 12 precategorized artists' drawings of human faces. Significant age group effects were found in age and attractiveness ratings. The findings were viewed from the perspectives of both psychoanalytic and Adlerian theory, the former dealing with the ego's regulation of pleasure and reality issues in the preservation of ego integrity and the latter with compensatory striving.

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  • In terms of perceived attractiveness, both before and after beautification young individuals were rated as significantly more attractive than middle-aged and older individuals.

    “In terms of perceived attractiveness, both before and after beautification young individuals were rated as significantly more attractive than middle-aged and older individuals, in accordance with prior work [64–66].”
  • The perceived age of the stimulus is negatively correlated with perceived attractiveness both before and after beautification (p<0.001).

    “Regarding attractiveness, the perceived age of the stimulus (β3) is negatively correlated (p<0.001) both before and after beautification, as has been extensively reported in the literature [64–66].”

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Authors
Wernick, M., & Manaster, G. J.
Affiliations
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Venue
The Gerontologist
Published
1984-08-01
Volume
24
Issue
4
Pages
408-414
ISSN
  • 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-5341
OpenAlex
W2026729433
Cited by
50
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Gerontologist (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
Keywords
age perception, attractiveness ratings, face perception, age differences, older adults, young adults, ego integrity, psychoanalytic theory, Adlerian theory
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aging, Attitude, Body Image, Esthetics, Face, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Perception, Psychoanalytic Theory, Psychological Tests

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