FACIAL FEATURE DETERMINANTS OF PERCEIVED INFANT ATTRACTIVENESS
FACIAL FEATURE DETERMINANTS OF PERCEIVED INFANT ATTRACTIVENESS
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DOI:
10.1016/s0163-6383(79)80043-0
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
FITZGERALD, HE
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作者:
HILDEBRANDT, KA;FITZGERALD, HE
Previous studies of human infant facial characteristics that influence adult behavior have used drawings to vary infant facial features. Actual infant faces rather than drawings were used. Facial feature variations were related to adults'' perceptions of infant cuteness using a multiple correlational approach. Photographs (10) at each of 6 age levels were rated for cuteness; then 14 facial features were measured. Apparently studies using line drawings have varied facial features beyond the range found among actual infants. Facial feature combinations were predictive of perceived cuteness; a cute infant is likely to have short and narrow features, large eyes and pupils, and a large forehead. The potential impact of perceived attractiveness on the organization of adult-infant relationships is discussed.