“…The Attractiveness Stereotype as a second explanatory mechanism focuses on the hypothetical fact that more attractive people would be more high-performing, hard-working, intelligent and creative (Dermer & Thiel, 1975;Eagly, Ashmore, Makhijani, & Longo, 1991;Feingold, 1992). Third, the Attractiveness Treatment Advantage (Rosar et al, 2010) implies that more attractive people get a higher range of support from their social environment and interaction partners because of higher respect and appreciation (Benson et al, 1976;Dion et al, 1972). The aforementioned mechanisms can be combined to the so-called Attractiveness Competition Advantage (Rosar et al, 2010).…”