Mathes E W, Kahn A
J Psychol. 1975 May;90(1st Half):27-30. doi: 10.1080/00223980.1975.9923921.
The hypotheses that physical attractiveness is positively correlated with happiness, psychological health, and self-esteem was tested with 211 men and women undergraduates. Physical attractiveness was measured by judges' ratings, while happiness, psychological health (neuroticism), and self-esteem were measured by self-report inventories. Physical attractiveness was found to correlate positively with happiness (r equals .37), negatively with neuroticism (r equals minus.22), and positively with self-esteem (r equals .24) for women but not for men (corresponding rs equals .09, .03, and minus.04, respectively). These results were accounted for by the suggestion that physical attractiveness "buys" more for women than for men, and the most prominent outcomes obtained by physical attractiveness--friends and dates--are of greater value to women undergraduates than men. The superior outcomes obtained by the attractive women made them happy, psychologically healthy, and proud of themselves.
针对身体吸引力与幸福感、心理健康及自尊呈正相关这一假设，对211名男女本科生进行了测试。身体吸引力由评委打分衡量，而幸福感、心理健康（神经质）和自尊则通过自我报告量表进行测量。结果发现，对于女性而言，身体吸引力与幸福感呈正相关（r等于0.37），与神经质呈负相关（r等于 -0.22），与自尊呈正相关（r等于0.24）；而对于男性则不然（相应的r分别为0.09、0.03和 -0.04）。这些结果可以这样解释：身体吸引力对女性“购买”的东西比对男性更多，而且身体吸引力带来的最显著成果——朋友和约会——对女本科生比对男本科生更有价值。有魅力的女性所获得的优越成果让她们感到幸福、心理健康且自尊。
