Health as an Alibi: The Virtuous Framing of Appearance Pursuits
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published online on December 30, 2025
Abstract
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Ahead of Print.
In many societies,attainingcultural ideals of physical attractiveness is desirable (e.g., being beautiful), butpursuingphysical attractiveness is not (e.g., being vain). How do people address these paradoxical standards? We argue that people meet the ...
In many societies,attainingcultural ideals of physical attractiveness is desirable (e.g., being beautiful), butpursuingphysical attractiveness is not (e.g., being vain). How do people address these paradoxical standards? We argue that people meet the ...