• Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or My Tools.
Impact Factor:0.600 | Ranking:Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary 62 out of 93 | Business 102 out of 120
Source:2016 Release of Journal Citation Reports, Source: 2015 Web of Science Data

Dress and Physical Attractiveness of Women in Job Interviews

  1. Mary Ellen Roach-Higgins2
  1. 1Department of Textiles & Clothing, North Texas State University, Denton, TX 76203
  2. 2Department of Environment, Textiles & Design, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706

Abstract

This study was an investigation of the independent and combined influence of physical attractiveness and dress on impressions thatfemale and male hiring agents form about the personality characteristics of females applying for either male or female dominated jobs. Three hundred college campus recruiters served as subjects. Each subject received a questionnaire with a photograph of a job applicant attached and a written request to rate the applicant on 26 personality characteristics using a five point scale. Data were subjected to factor analysis, analyses of variance and the Scheffe Test. Results indicated the dress of the applicants exerted a consistent influence on subjects'ratings. The physical attractiveness of the applicant, type of job applied for, and the sex of the hiring agent had only a slight effect on ratings.

| Table of Contents