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Article: New Study Conducted at Yale University Concludes that 'Bad Hair Days' Affect More Than Your Appearance.
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- January 26, 2000
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Study Shows that 'Bad Hair Days' Impact
Performance Self-Esteem, Social Insecurity and Self-Criticism
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Everyone has had them -- the term has even become part of the vernacular for a bad day. According to a study conducted at Yale University, "bad hair days" are real -- the perception of bad hair actually produces negative consequences beyond not feeling good about how one looks.
According to the study, directed by Dr. Marianne LaFrance, Professor of Psychology and Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Yale University, "bad hair days" affect individuals' self-esteem increasing self-doubt, intensifying ...