benefits at school
It is true on both sides of education that attractiveness influences them. Two studies from the 20th century and 2016 confirmed that both primary school children and students can remember more material from the lesson and also feel better informed if they find the lecturer attractive. On the other hand, more than 77,000 University of Denver graduate student ID cards were compared in 2015, revealing that more attractive women, on average, have better grades. In the same study, no such connection between grades and appearance could be found in the male students.
Attractiveness helps in the working world
In 2005, according to Business Insider, an experiment was conducted to take a closer look at the job applicant selection process. It became clear that attractive people seem more competent because they received a salary offer that was more than 10 percent higher than the others. Even the probability that the future employer will respond to an application is higher if the image in the application is perceived as attractive. According to BI, an attempt on this topic resulted in an average response rate of 30 percent, with attractive women receiving 54 percent and attractive men 47 percent. Even in face-to-face negotiations with the boss, people who are considered attractive benefit because most of the negotiating partners fall for the “halo effect,” which means that character and skills are inferred from the person’s appearance. As a result of this and their great self-confidence, such people are sometimes even able to intimidate the other person, including their superiors, for example. In addition, they often have high social skills, which gives them additional advantages in conversations.
Most want an attractive partner
A survey by researchers at Chapman University asked what is considered desirable in a partner in a relationship. According to Business Insider, the researchers found that for the majority of the people surveyed, namely 92 percent of the men and 84 percent of the women, attractiveness is quite the most important criterion when looking for a partner. This is certainly also related to the overall advantages of an attractive person. In a relationship, such people have a more self-confident appearance and their partner benefits from their high level of social competence, which they acquire through their appearance. However, the result of the University of Chapman is not surprising, since today the ideal of beauty is shaped more than ever by social media and this appearance is then sold to people as normal, which means that the demands on the appearance of the partner are increasing without that you notice it.
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