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Subtle increases in BMI within a healthy weight range still reduce women's employment chances in the service sector
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dc.contributor.author | Nickson, Dennis | |
dc.contributor.author | Timming, Andrew Richard | |
dc.contributor.author | Re, Daniel | |
dc.contributor.author | Perrett, David Ian | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-08T08:30:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-08T08:30:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-09-07 | |
dc.identifier | 245237556 | |
dc.identifier | ef41dfc4-e346-4ad1-b8cd-490ed316c5d8 | |
dc.identifier | 84992416353 | |
dc.identifier | 000383255200003 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nickson , D , Timming , A R , Re , D & Perrett , D I 2016 , ' Subtle increases in BMI within a healthy weight range still reduce women's employment chances in the service sector ' , PLoS One , vol. 11 , no. 9 , e0159659 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159659 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-6025-0939/work/64361001 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/9453 | |
dc.description.abstract | Using mixed design analysis of variance (ANOVA), this paper investigates the effects of a subtle simulated increase in adiposity on women’s employment chances in the service sector. Employing a unique simulation of altering individuals’ BMIs and the literature on “aesthetic labour”, the study suggests that, especially for women, being heavier, but still within a healthy BMI, deleteriously impacts on hireability ratings. The paper explores the gendered dimension of this prejudice by asking whether female employees at the upper end of a healthy BMI range are likely to be viewed more negatively than their overtly overweight male counterparts. The paper concludes by considering the implications of these findings. | |
dc.format.extent | 14 | |
dc.format.extent | 538794 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | PLoS One | en |
dc.subject | Adiposity | en |
dc.subject | Aesthetic labour | en |
dc.subject | Employee selection | en |
dc.subject | Face perception | en |
dc.subject | Weight | en |
dc.subject | HD28 Management. Industrial Management | en |
dc.subject | RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry | en |
dc.subject.lcc | HD28 | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RC0321 | en |
dc.title | Subtle increases in BMI within a healthy weight range still reduce women's employment chances in the service sector | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Management | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscience | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0159659 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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