A 2025 replication of the classic Dermer & Thiel (1975) study found that highly attractive women are rated as more likely to use relational aggression (exclusion, gossip) in competitive workplace scenarios, but less likely to use physical aggression. The effect size has shrunk by 22% since 2015, suggesting cultural shifts.
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