HUMAN BEAUTY IN THE SOCIAL ADAPTATION OF A PERSON
Keywords:
attractiveness, interpersonal relationships, psychological and biological factors, social adaptation
Abstract
Abstract. Parenting is associated with traditional attitudes toward interpersonal relationships, namely that the inner world of a person plays a key role unlike beauty, which does not matter at all. This paper aims to summarize scientific data on the influence of appearance on social adaptation. Results. Psychologists and other experts, whose works were mentioned in this paper, write that appearance plays an important role in social adaptation. This role is largely determined by biological factors, which are relevant for both animal communities and human society and determine the principles of sexual selection.
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50. Ngaage M., Agius M. The psychology of scars: a mini-review. Psychiatria Danubina. 2018; 30(7):633–638.
51. Šitum M., Kolić M., Buljan M. Psychodermatology. Acta Medica Croatica. 2016; 70(1):35–38.
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55. Sorokowska A. Seeing or smelling? Assessing personality on the basis of different stimuli. Personality and Individual Differences. 2013; 55:175–179. DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2013.02.026.
56. Lundström J.N., Olsson M.J. Functional neuronal processing of human body odors. Vitamins and Hormones. 2010; 83:1–23. DOI: 10.1016/S0083–6729(10)83001–8.
57. Sergeant M.J. Female perception of male body odor. Vitamins and Hormones. 2010; 83:25–45. DOI: 10.1016/S0083–6729(10)83002–X.
58. Valentova J.V., Varella M.A., Havlíček J. et al. Positive association between vocal and facial attractiveness in women but not in men: a cross-cultural study. Behavioural Processes. 2017; 135:95–100. DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2016.12.005.
59. Walter K.V., Conroy–Beam D., Buss D.M. et al. Sex differences in mate preferences across 45 countries: a large-scale replication. Psychological Science. 2020; 31(4):408–423. DOI: 10.1177/0956797620904154
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