Improving one's physical attractiveness – sex and cross-cultural comparison.

2019/33/N/HS6/00054

Keywords

Descriptors

  • HS6_005: Psychologia ewolucyjna i porównawcza, genetyka zachowania, psychofizjologia, neuropsychologia
  • HS6_001: Psychologia ogólna (w tym: procesów poznawczych, emocji, motywacji, osobowości, różnic indywidualnych), psychologia eksperymentalna, psycholingwistyka
  • HS6_002: Psychologia społeczna, polityczna, środowiskowa i międzykulturowa

Panel

HS6 – Human nature and human society: psychology, pedagogy/education studies, sociology

Host institution

Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Wydział Nauk Historycznych i Pedagogicznych

Voivodeship: dolnośląskie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution)

Marta Aleksandra Kowal

Number of co-investigators in the project: 2

Call

PRELUDIUM 17 – announced on 2019-03-15

Amount awarded
198 940 PLN
Project start date
2020-02-05
Project end date
2024-02-04
Project duration
48 months (the same as in the proposal)
Project status
Project settled

Project description

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Information in the final report

Publication in academic press/journals (5)

  1. Sex differences in physical attractiveness investments: Over-looked side of masculinity

    Authors:
    Marta Kowal, Piotr Sorokowski
    Academic press:
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (year: 2022, volume: 19, pages: 46031), Publisher: MDPI
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/ijerph19073842 – link to the publication
  2. Sex and cross-cultural comparison of self-enhancement practices: Data from four distinct societies

    Authors:
    Kowal, M., Sorokowski, P., Cardona, S. M., Castañeda, A., & Nadeem Faisal, C. M
    Academic press:
    Evolution and Human Behavior (year: 2024, volume: 45, pages: 106627), Publisher: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2024.106627 – link to the publication
  3. Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries

    Authors:
    Kowal, M., Sorokowski, P., Pisanski, K., Valentova, J. V., Varella, M. A., Frederick, D. A., ... & Mišetić, K.
    Academic press:
    Evolution and Human Behavior (year: 2022, volume: 43, pages: 455-474), Publisher: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2022.08.003 – link to the publication
  4. May I present you: my disgust! –Declared disgust sensitivity in the presence of attractive models

    Authors:
    Michal Mikolaj Stefanczyk, Katarzyna Lizak, Marta Kowal, Agnieszka Sorokowska
    Academic press:
    British Journal of Psychology (year: 2022, volume: 113, pages: 46041), Publisher: The British Psychological Society
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1111/bjop.12556 – link to the publication
  5. Female body dressing: Perceptions and investments in beauty

    Authors:
    Kowal, M., Naseri, S., Sabiniewicz, A., Sorokowski, P., Oleszkiewicz, A., Sorokowska, A.
    Academic press:
    Clothing Cultures (year: 2023, volume: 8, pages: 197 - 218), Publisher: intellect discover
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1386/cc_00053_1 – link to the publication

Book publications / chapters in book publications (1)

  1. Insights on the importance of physical attractiveness: Two-step cluster analysis on data from 93 countries

    Authors:
    Kowal, M., Al.-Shawa, L., Varella, M. A. C., Valentova, J. V., Aguilar, L., Studzinska, A… & Sorokowski, P.
    Book:
    Advancements and Challenges in Social, Educational and Psychological Development (year: 2025, volume: Brak, pages: 46047), Publisher: IEREK, Springer Cham
    Status:
    Accepted for publication

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