Physical Attractiveness (Rational Scale)
Physical Attractiveness (Rational Scale) uses 9 International Personality Item Pool statements to assess Physical Attractiveness (Rational Scale).
You learn how positively you rate your own physical appearance.
For anyone curious how they see their own looks.
The full results and PDF are included at no cost.
Your answers stay private.
It comes from self-concept research on how people rate their own appearance.
What this test is
Welcome. Physical Attractiveness (Rational Scale) uses 9 International Personality Item Pool statements to assess Physical Attractiveness (Rational Scale).
The measure
It has 9 items, each answered on a 5-point (Very Inaccurate … Very Accurate) scale.
International Personality Item Pool (ipip.ori.org).
At a glance
What it measures
Nine statements describe how a person sees their own appearance: believing that one is attractive, that others find one good-looking, that one looks good in photographs, and being satisfied with one's appearance. The scale measures self-perception, not attractiveness as judged by others.
Self-rated attractiveness is one aspect of a broader self-evaluation, and research has found that it is only modestly related to attractiveness as rated by others (Feingold, 1992). The scale was assembled rationally, by choosing public-domain International Personality Item Pool (IPIP) statements whose content most clearly expresses the construct.
The ratings are combined into a single score. Higher scores describe a more favorable view of one's own appearance; lower scores describe a less favorable view. The score reflects self-image and can be influenced by mood and self-esteem.
The scale is used in research on self-perception, body image and self-esteem. On this site, the Self-Esteem scale measures overall self-regard, the Seven-Factor Personality Scales include an Attractiveness dimension, and the Eating Attitudes Screen describes preoccupation with weight and shape.
Validity evidence
Perceived physical attractiveness has documented convergent validity with self-esteem, social confidence, and interpersonal outcomes in social psychology research.
Example item
“Am considered attractive by others.”
Illustrative only. During administration items are presented one screen-set at a time; response-key direction is never shown to respondents.
Scoring & interpretation
Your report explains each of your scale scores in plain language.
References
- Goldberg, L. R. (1999). A broad-bandwidth, public domain, personality inventory. Personality Psychology in Europe, 7, 7-28.
Sample report preview
The report shows your total score and where it falls across the range of possible scores, followed by a plain-language explanation of what scores in that region describe. Where the instrument has published interpretive bands, the report names the band and what it means. It closes with notes on how to read the result and on when a conversation with a qualified professional may be useful.
| Section | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Score | Your scale score, computed with the published scoring key. |
| Comparisons | How your scores compare with a published comparison group. |
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