‘Unattractive, So Hopeless?’ Feelings of Physical Unattractiveness and Hopelessness among Senior High Students

Autor:	Gloria Baaba Aggrey, Nkansah Anakwah, Jacob Owusu Sarfo
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	lcsh:Social Sciences lcsh:H student senior high school attractiveness unattractiveness hopelessness gender hopefulness religiosity
Zdroj:	Evropejskij Issledovatelʹ, Vol 110, Iss 9, Pp 500-507 (2016)
ISSN:	2224-0136 2219-8229
DOI:	10.13187/er.2016.110.500
Popis:	This study sought to investigate the influence of feelings of unattractiveness on hopelessness among adolescents. Using the cross-sectional survey design, total of 150 participants from two categories of senior high schools were sampled for the study. To achieve the aim for this study, the interaction effect of the following on hopelessness was investigated: gender and perceived attractiveness, school and perceived attractiveness and, religiosity and perceived attractiveness. Results showed that there was a significant positive relationship between perceived physical attractiveness and hopefulness. Implications of findings are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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