Does make-up make you feel smarter? The “lipstick effect” extended to academic achievement

Figures & data

Table 1. Participants demographic characteristics according to condition

	Make-up		Listening to music		Face coloring		p-value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age	19.71	1.23	19.77	1.08	19.66	0.72	0.83
General psychology examination score	26.52	1.02	26.5	1.14	26.47	1.19	0.97
Self-esteem	4.42	0.59	4.26	0.83	4.41	0.86	0.41
Forward digit span	6.69	1.69	7.00	1.62	6.63	1.74	0.43
Backward digit span	5.11	1.33	4.98	1.46	4.97	1.38	0.82
Word fluency	12.62	1.69	12.51	1.80	12.7	1.86	0.83
Mood T0	4.11	2.13	4.06	1.69	4.09	2.03
Mood T1	5.14	1.42	5.11	1.63	4.19	1.96
Perceived beauty T0	4.09	1.81	4.13	1.72	3.87	2.05
Perceived beauty T1	5.27	1.63	4.18	1.63	3.95	1.98
Multiple-choice test score	24.21	5.34	22.16	4.25	19.98	4.09

Note: N = 62 each group.

Figure 1. Interaction time × group in self-reported mood.

Figure 2. Interaction time × group in self-reported beauty.

Figure 3. Differences in multiple-choice test score between groups.