Reevaluating the beautiful is moral stereotype by examining the impact of personal liking and belief in a just world

Abstract According to the “beautiful is moral” stereotype, people perceive attractive individuals as more moral than unattractive ones. To refine this stereotype, we examined liking as a mediator and belief in a just world (BJW) as a moderator of this effect. Study 1 (N = 788; US sample) and Study 2...

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Main Authors: Konrad Bocian, Raluca Diana Szekely-Copîndean, Katarzyna Myslinska-Szarek, Bogdan Wojciszke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97022-2
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