They postulated that people may be driven to interact with prosocial people because they have an innate urge to connect with good people and find them more appealing.
“Beautiful on the inside is a metaphor that we frequently use to express wonderful interior attributes. I wanted to see.
If there was any truth to this perception—whether traits like generosity and compassion, which are linked to inner beauty, do, in fact, affect how we view someone’s physical appearance.
According to our research, this link isn’t only symbolic; we actually see individuals as more attractive when they perform beautiful deeds,” explains.
Study author Natalia Kononov, a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.