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Physical Attractiveness in Schizophrenia

The Mediating Role of Social Skill

David L. Penn

Illinois Institute of Technology

Kim T. Mueser

Dartmouth Medical School

Robert Doonan

Medical College of Pennsylvania/EPPI

The role of social skill in mediating perceived physical attractiveness among individuals with chronic schizophrenia was investigated. Twenty five inpatients participated in an unstructured role play. The physical attractiveness of the individuals was rated both before and after observation of the role play by two pairs of raters. Social skill was rated by a third pair of raters. The two ratings of physical attractiveness were only weakly correlated with one another. Social skill contributed variance independent of initial attractiveness to post-role-play attractiveness. Practical implications of the findings (i.e., stigma issues and social skills training) are discussed.

Behavior Modification, Vol. 21, No. 1, 78-85 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/01454455970211004
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