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and a good mate. For White men, the manipulated bald image suffered a large decrease in attractiveness compared to the image with a full head of hair (''d'' = -1.51, 95% CI -1.1-1.9), while the effect on attractiveness for Black men was non-significant. In addition, the bald pictures were perceived as less friendly, enthusiastic and successful than the pictures of the men with a full head of hair, though these effects were generally attenuated for the Black male subject. | and a good mate. For White men, the manipulated bald image suffered a large decrease in attractiveness compared to the image with a full head of hair (''d'' = -1.51, 95% CI -1.1-1.9), while the effect on attractiveness for Black men was non-significant. In addition, the bald pictures were perceived as less friendly, enthusiastic and successful than the pictures of the men with a full head of hair, though these effects were generally attenuated for the Black male subject. | ||
Wade et al. then conducted a self-replication with utilized a sample of 50 young women, aged 19-21. There was a similarly large detrimental effect of baldness on these women's evaluations of the White male's | Wade et al. then conducted a self-replication with utilized a sample of 50 young women, aged 19-21. There was a similarly large detrimental effect of baldness on these women's evaluations of the White male's physical attractiveness, at ''d'' = 1.9 (95% CI = 1.43-2.38) favoring men with hair, which is a very large detrimental effect for hair loss, while similarly to study 1, the effect of baldness on rated physical attractiveness was non-significant for Black men. In this later study however, baldness had no significant influence on perceptions of trustworthiness or earning potential for the White male picture (though there may have been a trend towards a decline), while in the case of the Black male picture baldness significantly increased perceptions of earning potential. In general, baldness was highly detrimental in terms of subjects ratings of the White male picture while these negative perceptions were either attenuated or reversed in the case of ratings of the Black male picture. This suggests that the common stereotype that Black men do not lose attractiveness when bald is accurate. | ||
Wade at al. interpreted this racial interaction between baldness and desirable social perceptions by reference to the fact that Black men suffer male pattern baldness at a much lower rate than White men, and when Black men do go bald they often do so at much later ages. Thus, in their view, hair loss for White men may be viewed more often as a signal of undesirable traits such as poor health and premature senescence, while for Black men it may be viewed as a choice that signals personality traits such as masculinity and dominance in terms of first acquaintance perceptions. | Wade at al. interpreted this racial interaction between baldness and desirable social perceptions by reference to the fact that Black men suffer male pattern baldness at a much lower rate than White men, and when Black men do go bald they often do so at much later ages. Thus, in their view, hair loss for White men may be viewed more often as a signal of undesirable traits such as poor health and premature senescence, while for Black men it may be viewed as a choice that signals personality traits such as masculinity and dominance in terms of first acquaintance perceptions. | ||