Inner Beauty vs. Outer Beauty

Inner Beauty vs. Outer Beauty

Sources

My Survey Questions

My Research Question:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/02/health/mental-health/beauty-brain-research/

http://www.buzzfeed.com/eugeneyang/mens-standards-of-beauty-around-the-world#.bnELvx5Ew8

http://www.dove.us/Social-Mission/Self-Esteem-Statistics.aspx

How Do Mountwest Students Define Beauty?

By: Amber Washburn

General Psychology

Professor: Candace Layne

1) Age?

2) Gender?

3) Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior?

4) Are you in a relationship? Yes No

5) If you answered yes to the above question, what first attracted you to your significant other?

6) Do you consider yourself beautiful/handsome? Yes No

7) Why or why not?

8) What traits attract you to a potential partner?

9) Have you ever purchased something because an advertisement promised it would make you beautiful, stronger, thinner, etc? Yes No

10) Have you ever purchased something because you found a celebrity/model/spokesperson in the advertisement attractive? Yes No

11) Which of the following qualities do you find most attractive? Check any that apply.

o Nice body

o Cute smile

o Nice eyes

o Good hair

o Nice behind/rear

o Intelligence

o Sense of humor

o Confidence

o Common interests

o Good Attitude

12) Do you feel that others see you as beautiful/handsome? Yes No

13) Why or why not?

14) What is your definition of beauty?

Subjects consisted of:

Worldwide Male Beauty Standards

• Both males and females
• 28 females and 9 males
• Males ranging in age from 19-28
• Females ranging in age from 18-59
• Participants were Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors at Mountwest

• The number of men's beauty products increased by over 70% between 2012 and 2014
• American men face media pressure to have a perfect, muscular body
• Men who identify with Mexican culture value more "macho" behavior
• Cosmetic surgery among men is becoming more common in Brazil and South Korea
• In India, skin lightening creams are growing in popularity among men

Hypothesis

Conclusion

Based on prior research, my guess is that Mountwest students define beauty based mostly on physical appearance.

My hypothesis was correct. Mountwest students define beauty based mostly on outer appearance

• Only 4% of women worldwide consider themselves beautiful (was just 2% in 2004)
• 72% of girls feel a lot of pressure to be beautiful
• 80% of women say that every woman has something about her that is beautiful but they do not see this in themselves
• Only 11% of girls around the world would use the word beautiful to describe themselves
• 54% of women globally say that when it comes to how their looks, they are their own worst critic

Behind what women see every day.

Both men and women are made to feel held to impossible standards.

Data

For all ages, races, and genders, a perfect complexion is usually a myth in magazines, ads, etc.

Skin tone may also be changed.

• 44.4% of males were in a relationship
• 75% were attracted to both outer and inner traits
• 25% were attracted to their partner's appearance

Data continued...

• 53.6% of females were in a relationship
• 68.4% were attracted to their partner's inner traits
• 21% were attracted to outer traits
• 10.5% were attracted to both inner and outer traits

Subjects felt they were not beautiful because of

• Appearance
• Lack of interest from others
• Just do not feel beautiful

Older celebrities and models are given a more youthful appearance.

• 66.7% of males considered themselves handsome
• 42.9% because of appearance
• 42.9% inner traits
• 14.3% were told they are
• 14.3% felt that everyone is
• 14.3% did not answer

• 53.6% of females considered themselves beautiful
• 33.3% because of inner traits
• 22.2% appearance
• 22.2% comfortable with themselves
• 16.7% were told they are
• 16.7% gave no answer
• 11.1% felt that everyone is

The majority of females said they defined beauty by inner traits while the majority of males defined beauty as both inner and outer traits combined

Both males and females said that physical appearance is important in a relationship

Men's bodies are "beefed up" to look more muscular.