Poster Presentations - Guzman Lecture Hall
Judging the Appearances of a Person Based on Their Clothing
Location
Guzman Lecture Hall Poster #2
Start Date
4-23-2015 6:30 PM
End Date
4-23-2015 5:30 PM
Student Type
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor(s)
William Philips, Ph.D.
Presentation Format
Poster Presentation
Abstract/Description
The way individuals dress can be judged by others to be positive or negative
based on what they are wearing. Society in general tends to be critical towards
others based on what they wear, which can have an effect on one’s
attractiveness. The way someone dresses gives others in their environment an
opportunity to guess what kind of person they are, before taking the time to get to
know them. It is often assumed that the way someone looks on the outside,
matches the way they are on the inside (Buckley 1983). Problems that arise with
this belief is that society will think that it is normal and acceptable to judge people.
The purpose of the present study is to further evidence regarding how clothing
affects the judgments of attractiveness. Participants (n=60) solicited from
Dominican University classrooms and through emails will be sent a survey
through different social networks using SurveyMonkey.com. There will be three
male and three female models appearing in a total of eighteen pictures dressed
in the following three clothing attires: casual, formal, and gothic. Participants will
be asked 20 questions that measure attractiveness, introversion, and
extroversion using the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI), as well as items
about their own experience and opinions. This study furthers current research to
extend findings of how attractiveness is affected by clothing. It is hypothesized
that 1) the models who appear gothic and/or too casual will be rated unattractive
and/or introverted, 2) the models who are in formal attire will be rated very
attractive, extraverted, and confident, and 3) the models that look gothic will be
critiqued negatively for possibly appearing dangerous, threatening,and neurotic.
Data collection for this study will take place in February/March of 2015
Judging the Appearances of a Person Based on Their Clothing
Guzman Lecture Hall Poster #2
The way individuals dress can be judged by others to be positive or negative
based on what they are wearing. Society in general tends to be critical towards
others based on what they wear, which can have an effect on one’s
attractiveness. The way someone dresses gives others in their environment an
opportunity to guess what kind of person they are, before taking the time to get to
know them. It is often assumed that the way someone looks on the outside,
matches the way they are on the inside (Buckley 1983). Problems that arise with
this belief is that society will think that it is normal and acceptable to judge people.
The purpose of the present study is to further evidence regarding how clothing
affects the judgments of attractiveness. Participants (n=60) solicited from
Dominican University classrooms and through emails will be sent a survey
through different social networks using SurveyMonkey.com. There will be three
male and three female models appearing in a total of eighteen pictures dressed
in the following three clothing attires: casual, formal, and gothic. Participants will
be asked 20 questions that measure attractiveness, introversion, and
extroversion using the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI), as well as items
about their own experience and opinions. This study furthers current research to
extend findings of how attractiveness is affected by clothing. It is hypothesized
that 1) the models who appear gothic and/or too casual will be rated unattractive
and/or introverted, 2) the models who are in formal attire will be rated very
attractive, extraverted, and confident, and 3) the models that look gothic will be
critiqued negatively for possibly appearing dangerous, threatening,and neurotic.
Data collection for this study will take place in February/March of 2015