The relationship between three facets of self-other orientations and self-perceived physical attractiveness is examined for college students, 98 males and 129 females. The results indicate only partial support for the effects of socialization on physical attractiveness and the implications of these findings for filtering processes in socialization regarding physical attractiveness are discussed.
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