TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex and physical attractiveness of raters and applicants as determinants of resumé evaluations
AU - Dipboye, Robert L.
AU - Arvey, Richard D.
AU - Terpstra, David E.
PY - 1976/6/1
Y1 - 1976/6/1
N2 - 110 male and female student "interviewers," classified as either high, moderate, or low on physical attractiveness, evaluated 12 bogus job applicants for whom sex, physical attractiveness, and qualifications had been varied. A 2 × 3 × 2 × 3 × 2 analysis of variance was computed, with the 1st 2 variables (interviewer sex and attractiveness) constituting between-group factors, and the last 3 variables (applicant sex, attractiveness, and qualifications) constituting repeated measures factors. Regardless of interviewer sex and attractiveness, highly qualified applicants were preferred over poorly qualified applicants, male applicants were preferred over female applicants, and attractive candidates were preferred over unattractive candidates. Discrimination in employment decisions was attributed to sex-role and physical attractiveness stereotypes. (23 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
AB - 110 male and female student "interviewers," classified as either high, moderate, or low on physical attractiveness, evaluated 12 bogus job applicants for whom sex, physical attractiveness, and qualifications had been varied. A 2 × 3 × 2 × 3 × 2 analysis of variance was computed, with the 1st 2 variables (interviewer sex and attractiveness) constituting between-group factors, and the last 3 variables (applicant sex, attractiveness, and qualifications) constituting repeated measures factors. Regardless of interviewer sex and attractiveness, highly qualified applicants were preferred over poorly qualified applicants, male applicants were preferred over female applicants, and attractive candidates were preferred over unattractive candidates. Discrimination in employment decisions was attributed to sex-role and physical attractiveness stereotypes. (23 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
KW - sex & physical attractiveness of raters & applicants, resume evaluations, college student interviewers
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U2 - 10.1037/0021-9010.62.3.288
DO - 10.1037/0021-9010.62.3.288
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0017604008
SN - 0021-9010
VL - 62
SP - 288
EP - 294
JO - Journal of Applied Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Psychology
IS - 3
ER -