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Author: Cable, Daniel M.
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Judge, Timothy A.
Cable, Daniel M.
The Effect of Physical Height on Workplace Success and Income: Preliminary Test of a Theoretical Model
Journal of Applied Psychology 89,3 (2004): 428-441.
Also: http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/apl/89/3/428/
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Keyword(s): Berkeley Intergenerational Studies; Height; Quality of Employment Survey (QES)

In this article, the authors propose a theoretical model of the relationship between physical height and career success. We then test several linkages in the model based on a meta-analysis of the literature, with results indicating that physical height is significantly related to measures of social esteem (ˆ .41), leader emergence (ˆ .24), and performance (ˆ .18). Height was somewhat more strongly related to success for men (ˆ .29) than for women (ˆ .21), although this difference was not significant. Finally, given that almost no research has examined the relationship between individuals' physical height and their incomes, we present four large-sample studies (total N 8,590) showing that height is positively related to income ( ˆ .26) after controlling for sex, age, and weight. Overall, this article presents the most comprehensive analysis of the relationship of height to workplace success to date, and the results suggest that tall individuals have advantages in several important aspects of their careers and organizational lives.
Bibliography Citation
Judge, Timothy A. and Daniel M. Cable. "The Effect of Physical Height on Workplace Success and Income: Preliminary Test of a Theoretical Model." Journal of Applied Psychology 89,3 (2004): 428-441.
2. Judge, Timothy A.
Cable, Daniel M.
When It Comes to Pay, Do the Thin Win? The Effect of Weight on Pay for Men and Women
Journal of Applied Psychology 96,1 (January 2011): 95-112.
Also: http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/apl/96/1/95/
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Keyword(s): Earnings; Gender Differences; Income; Income Level; Weight

Cultivation theory suggests that society holds very different body standards for men versus women, and research indicates that the consequences of defying these social norms may not be linear. To test these notions in the employment context, we examined the relationship between weight and income and the degree to which the relationship varies by gender. For women, we theorized a negative weight–income relationship that is steepest at the thin end of the distribution. For men, we predicted a positive weight–income relationship until obesity, where it becomes negative. To test these hypotheses, we utilized 2 longitudinal studies, 1 German and 1 American. In Study 1, weight was measured over 2 time periods, and earnings were averaged over the subsequent 5 years. Study 2 was a multilevel study in which weight and earnings were within-individual variables observed over time, and gender was a between-individual variable. Results from the 2 studies generally support the hypotheses, even when examining within-individual changes in weight over time.
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Bibliography Citation
Judge, Timothy A. and Daniel M. Cable. "When It Comes to Pay, Do the Thin Win? The Effect of Weight on Pay for Men and Women." Journal of Applied Psychology 96,1 (January 2011): 95-112.