Physical Attractiveness in Schizophrenia
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Behavior Modification
- Vol. 21 (1) , 78-85
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455970211004
Abstract
The role of social skill in mediating perceived physical attractiveness among individuals with chronic schizophrenia was investigated. Twenty five inpatients participated in an unstructured role play. The physical attractiveness of the individuals was rated both before and after observation of the role play by two pairs of raters. Social skill was rated by a third pair of raters. The two ratings of physical attractiveness were only weakly correlated with one another. Social skill contributed variance independent of initial attractiveness to post-role-play attractiveness. Practical implications of the findings (i.e., stigma issues and social skills training) are discussed.Keywords
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