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The researchers also found the students intuitions about the personality traits that would aid them in attaining peer status were largely flawed, with the trait they believed would be most important-conscientiousness-not at all related to status attainment. The researchers hypothesis was that physical attractiveness may have been more linked to popularity and status among men because of gender norms rewarding men for sexual success, but sexual success not does not necessarily lead to greater peer acceptance among women. | The researchers also found the students intuitions about the personality traits that would aid them in attaining peer status were largely flawed, with the trait they believed would be most important-conscientiousness-not at all related to status attainment. The researchers hypothesis was that physical attractiveness may have been more linked to popularity and status among men because of gender norms rewarding men for sexual success, but sexual success not does not necessarily lead to greater peer acceptance among women. | ||
The Big Five dimension agreeableness, basically being 'nice', was not significantly linked to peer status or popularity among both sexes. | The Big Five dimension agreeableness, basically being 'nice', was not significantly linked to peer status or popularity among both sexes. | ||
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<span style="font-size:125%">'''References:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''References:'''</span> | ||
*Anderson C, John OP, Keltner D, Kring AM. 2001. ''Who Attains Social Status? Effects of Personality and Physical Attractiveness in Social Groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. | *Anderson C, John OP, Keltner D, Kring AM. 2001. ''Who Attains Social Status? Effects of Personality and Physical Attractiveness in Social Groups.'' Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 81(1): 116-132. [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11474718 Abstract]] | ||
==''Looks (Love)''== | ==''Looks (Love)''== |