General linear model on the effects of attractiveness and controls (significant results italicised)
| Variable | EXT | AGR | CON | EMS | OPE | EMP | USE | CRE | COM | LIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attractiveness | 0.115** (0.038) | 0.169*** (0.035) | 0.021 (0.050) | 0.128** (0.045) | 0.184*** (0.035) | 0.150*** (0.030) | 0.185*** (0.043) | 0.121*** (0.036) | 0.143** (0.046) | 0.284*** (0.035) |
| Participant gender (Female) | −0.006 (0.101) | −0.231* (0.094) | −0.105 (0.132) | −0.058 (0.120) | −0.212* (0.092) | −0.125 (0.078) | −0.120 (0.115) | −0.201* (0.096) | −0.093 (0.121) | −0.182* (0.092) |
| Participant ethnicity (Middle Eastern and African) | 0.173 (0.244) | −0.138 (0.226) | −0.024 (0.319) | −0.170 (0.289) | 0.086 (0.223) | 0.261 (0.188) | 0.368 (0.276) | 0.070 (0.231) | 0.467 (0.293) | −0.003 (0.223) |
| Participant ethnicity (Asian) | −0.149 (0.191) | −0.160 (0.177) | −0.297 (0.249) | −0.253 (0.226) | −0.371* (0.174) | −0.350* (0.147) | −0.090 (0.216) | −0.463* (0.181) | −0.099 (0.229) | −0.551** (0.174) |
| Participant ethnicity (Latinx) | 0.150 (0.182) | −0.184 (0.168) | −0.001 (0.237) | −0.144 (0.215) | 0.124 (0.166) | 0.065 (0.140) | 0.203 (0.206) | −0.072 (0.172) | 0.166 (0.218) | 0.091 (0.166) |
| Persona gender (Female) | 0.015 (0.103) | 0.115 (0.096) | 0.407** (0.135) | 0.056 (0.122) | 0.013 (0.094) | −0.030 (0.080) | 0.023 (0.117) | 0.003 (0.098) | −0.012 (0.124) | 0.148 (0.094) |
| Persona ethnicity (Arab) | −0.361** (0.122) | −0.044 (0.113) | −0.019 (0.159) | −0.009 (0.144) | −0.097 (0.111) | −0.014 (0.094) | 0.111 (0.138) | −0.003 (0.116) | 0.016 (0.146) | 0.089 (0.111) |
| Persona ethnicity (Black) | 0.044 (0.121) | 0.073 (0.112) | −0.150 (0.158) | 0.303* (0.143) | 0.076 (0.110) | 0.094 (0.093) | 0.042 (0.137) | 0.062 (0.115) | 0.098 (0.145) | 0.080 (0.110) |
| Variable | EXT | AGR | CON | EMS | OPE | EMP | USE | CRE | COM | LIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attractiveness | 0.021 (0.050) | |||||||||
| Participant gender (Female) | −0.006 (0.101) | −0.105 (0.132) | −0.058 (0.120) | −0.125 (0.078) | −0.120 (0.115) | −0.093 (0.121) | ||||
| Participant ethnicity (Middle Eastern and African) | 0.173 (0.244) | −0.138 (0.226) | −0.024 (0.319) | −0.170 (0.289) | 0.086 (0.223) | 0.261 (0.188) | 0.368 (0.276) | 0.070 (0.231) | 0.467 (0.293) | −0.003 (0.223) |
| Participant ethnicity (Asian) | −0.149 (0.191) | −0.160 (0.177) | −0.297 (0.249) | −0.253 (0.226) | −0.090 (0.216) | −0.099 (0.229) | ||||
| Participant ethnicity (Latinx) | 0.150 (0.182) | −0.184 (0.168) | −0.001 (0.237) | −0.144 (0.215) | 0.124 (0.166) | 0.065 (0.140) | 0.203 (0.206) | −0.072 (0.172) | 0.166 (0.218) | 0.091 (0.166) |
| Persona gender (Female) | 0.015 (0.103) | 0.115 (0.096) | 0.056 (0.122) | 0.013 (0.094) | −0.030 (0.080) | 0.023 (0.117) | 0.003 (0.098) | −0.012 (0.124) | 0.148 (0.094) | |
| Persona ethnicity (Arab) | −0.044 (0.113) | −0.019 (0.159) | −0.009 (0.144) | −0.097 (0.111) | −0.014 (0.094) | 0.111 (0.138) | −0.003 (0.116) | 0.016 (0.146) | 0.089 (0.111) | |
| Persona ethnicity (Black) | 0.044 (0.121) | 0.073 (0.112) | −0.150 (0.158) | 0.076 (0.110) | 0.094 (0.093) | 0.042 (0.137) | 0.062 (0.115) | 0.098 (0.145) | 0.080 (0.110) |
Note(s): ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05. The table shows the unstandardized coefficients, with standard errors in parenthesis
We investigated interaction terms separately; none are significant, so the effects of gender and ethnicity are stand-alone and have no bearing on attractiveness. We did not add interaction terms to the final model to avoid unnecessary complexity
Source(s): Authors' own creation
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