Anzhelika Mishenina PSYCHOLOGICAL OPTIMIZATION OF STYLISTIC MANIFESTATIONS OF FEMALE ATTRACTIVENESS IN PROFESSIONAL INTERACTION

(2026) Science and education, 3, 64-72. Odessa.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.24195/2414-4665-2026-3-7

Anzhelika Mishenina,
Postgraduate Student at the Department of Theory and
Methodology of Practical Psychology,
The State Institution “South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky”,
26, Staroportofrankivska, Str., Odesa, Ukraine
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6900-0155

 

PSYCHOLOGICAL OPTIMIZATION OF STYLISTIC MANIFESTATIONS OF FEMALE ATTRACTIVENESS IN PROFESSIONAL INTERACTION

SUMMARY:

The relevance of the study is determined by the need for psychologically grounded approaches to harmonizing women’s selfpresentation in the professional environment without imposing normative models of attractiveness. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the content of the author’s psychocorrectional program and determine its effectiveness in optimizing the stylistic manifestations of female attractiveness and communicative comfort. The experimental study involved 60 women aged 25–45, divided into experimental and control groups of 30 participants each. The program consisted of 12 group sessions organized into four thematic modules. A modified Female Attractiveness Scale developed by O. Chebykin and A. Klenchu and the author’s questionnaire for assessing communicative comfort were used. Changes were assessed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, while between-group differences were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U test. During the program, the experimental group demonstrated an increase in the overall attractiveness score (p<0.01) and communicative comfort (p<0.01), as well as increases in soft, bright, formal, and intellectual styles and in comfort during formal and informal interactions with both men and women. Manipulative tendencies did not change. No statistically significant changes in these indicators were found in the control group, confirming the specificity of the effect of the author’s program. Moreover, whereas the groups did not differ significantly before the experiment, significant between-group differences emerged after its completion in the overall indicators of attractiveness and communicative comfort (p<0.01), favoring the experimental group. These findings confirm the potential for expanding the constructive stylistic repertoire, increasing comfort in professional interaction, and aligning self-presentation strategies with the conditions of professional contact through implementation of the proposed program.

KEYWORDS:

female attractiveness, stylistic manifestations, professional self-presentation, communicative comfort, professional interaction, psychocorrectional program, group training

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