1. Managing an Attractive Impression by Using Alcohol: Evidence From Two Daily Diary Studies
- Author
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Jennifer J. Harman, Kristina Wilson, Megan A. O’Grady, and Marci E. J. Gleason
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Attractiveness ,Social Psychology ,Impression management ,Daily diary ,Fear of negative evaluation ,Psychology ,Social psychology ,Applied Psychology ,Impression - Abstract
Two studies investigate impression management processes and alcohol use. In both studies, participants completed the Fear of Negative Evaluation scale and then a 21-day survey. In Study 1, participants reported daily desired impression and drinking. Men drank more than women; however, this effect was stronger on days in which they wanted to appear attractive as compared to other desired impressions. In Study 2, participants reported desired attractiveness, sex-composition, and drinking during social interactions. Attractiveness desires during social interactions related positively to drinking for men when interacting with mixed-sex others, and for women when interacting with mixed- and single-sex others.
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- 2012