The current study examined the relationship between narcissism and vanity, and the degree these are predicted by the ‘Big Five’ personality traits and mating effort (ME) using a sample of 103 females recruited from a large beauty salon. Narcissism correlated with vanity at 0.72 (P < 0.001), and was associated positively with extraversion (E), ME and the subscales of vanity; narcissism was assoc...

We are all far more concerned with our appearance than we’d probably like to admit. It’s not vanity. Vanity implies pride. No, we’re concerned. Concerned we’re too thin or overweight. Concerned our hair is too fizzy, too greasy, or that it never sits right. We’re concerned about pimples, blackheads, dry or oily skin. Our clothes aren’t flattering. There’s always someone who looks better than we...

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2011/01/deadly-medicine-201101?printable=true&currentPage=all[5/21/2011 8:50:22 AM] TAKE TWO ASPIRIN More and more clinical trials for new drugs are being outsourced overseas and conducted by companies for hire. Is oversight even possible? Photographs © Imagebroker/Alamy, from Image Source/Jupiter Images, © Vincent O’Byrne/Alamy (skulls); © Jason Salm...

Purpose – China is undergoing a radical change as the forces of industrialization and modernization transform its society. Money is taking on an increasingly important role, particularly among young Chinese, as the Western ideals of individualism and hedonism thrive. The goal of this research is to understand attitudes towards money in China and how these attitudes affect elements of consumer b...

A D E F I N I T I V E H I S T O R Y of vanity publishing can probably never be written. There is evidence to indicate that it has existed and at times even flourished during the last thirty-five or forty years, and it is not unreasonable to surmise that it goes back in time beyond that. But much of the published evidence takes the form of accounts of individual experiences with vanity publisher...

Abstract This research explores the key drivers of purchase intention for luxury goods in new tourism era after pandemic via constructs associated with behavior tourist consumers and business strategy regarding them. The mixed methodology allowed a twofold objective investigation to clearly establish what most important determinants that affect are, and, secondly, determine some extent order, i...