Importance of PA (Physical Attractiveness)
Physical Pttractiveness (PA) is far more than meets the eye with effects that run far beyond skin deep. Although many dimensions comprise a person's appearance, PA dominates in importance. It affects both observers and the observed, or beholders and the beheld. Furthermore, small differences regularly translate into big consequences. In other words, small differences in a person's looks that determine higher or lower levels of PA translate regularly into big consequences in life.

PA ranges from high to low and carries corresponding values and consequences. However discomforting to realize or acknowledge, higher PA does serve as a benefit whereas lower PA serves as a detriment. It can grant power or confer weakness, be a blessing or a curse, and an asset or a liability that works to a person's advantage or disadvantage. What it communicates often eclipses, as well as interrelated with, age, education, ethnicity, socioeconomics, intelligence, health-illness, respect, authority, expertise, liking, sex appeal, suspicion-trust, power, influence, and so forth.

Instantly upon sight, in-person or by photo, people consciously and subconsciously assess the PA dimension of a person’s appearance. People then use PA as informational cue to infer much about a person. In-turn, a person's PA triggers assumptions, expectations, attitudes, behaviors, and consequences…far more than realized or admitted.

Ultimately, PA impacts an individual person's income, employment, finances, education, health, friendships, dating and mating, children, self-esteem, medical care, and much more. Beyond an individual person, PA impacts and is interrelated with society, culture, businesses, not-for-profile helping organizations, fashions and fads, products and services of all sorts, certain medical fields, and much more.
PA - Its importance and benefits.
Instantly upon sight, people consciously and subconsciously assess the PA dimension of a person’s appearance. PA triggers assumptions, expectations, attitudes, behaviors, and consequences…far more than realized or admitted. PA impacts an individual person's income, employment, finances, education, health, friendships, dating and mating, children, self-esteem, medical care, and much more.