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In a new study published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers found that students are more open to participate in school activities and expect to earn higher grades when they view their teacher as attractive. The findings provide evidence that children’s perception of teacher attire attractiveness is related to important school outcomes.
Previous research has shown that people who are viewed as physically attractive are perceived as more competent. Additionally, facial and vocal attractiveness have been shown to impact economic decision making. Research also indicates that teachers’ attire is correlated with students’ perception of their teacher’s responsibility, status, authority, competence, and success.
But little research has investigated the impact that teachers’ attire has on students’ school performance. For their new study, Marius Marici and his colleagues were interested in investigating how teachers’ attire affected students’ perception of their teachers’ personality and behaviors.
Marici and colleagues recruited 173 students from Suceava and nearby villages in Romania who were 9 to 14 years old. The gender distribution consisted of 84 boys and 89 girls.
The participants first viewed one of two photographs of a female teacher. The two photographs featured the same model, a 24-year-old teacher from Suceava, wearing different clothing items. The attractiveness of the photographs had previously been evaluated in a pilot study. Based on the evaluations, the most attractive and least attractive photos were selected for the study.
Previous research has shown that people who are viewed as physically attractive are perceived as more competent. Additionally, facial and vocal attractiveness have been shown to impact economic decision making. Research also indicates that teachers’ attire is correlated with students’ perception of their teacher’s responsibility, status, authority, competence, and success.
But little research has investigated the impact that teachers’ attire has on students’ school performance. For their new study, Marius Marici and his colleagues were interested in investigating how teachers’ attire affected students’ perception of their teachers’ personality and behaviors.
Marici and colleagues recruited 173 students from Suceava and nearby villages in Romania who were 9 to 14 years old. The gender distribution consisted of 84 boys and 89 girls.
The participants first viewed one of two photographs of a female teacher. The two photographs featured the same model, a 24-year-old teacher from Suceava, wearing different clothing items. The attractiveness of the photographs had previously been evaluated in a pilot study. Based on the evaluations, the most attractive and least attractive photos were selected for the study.
Students are more willing to do homework when they view their teacher as attractive
In a new study published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers found that students are more open to participate in school activities and expect to earn higher grades when they view their teacher as attractive. The findings provide evidence that children's perception of teacher attire...
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