At first glance: Social meanings of dental appearance
At first glance: Social meanings of dental appearance
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1752-7325.2001.tb03382.x
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发表时间：
2001-06-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Kostovetzki, I
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作者：
Eli, L;Bar-Tal, Y;Kostovetzki, I
目的：社会交往中的一个重要因素是外表。评估身体外观的主要因素是口腔和牙齿。本研究的目的是评估牙齿外观对另一个人的第一印象发展的影响，关于受访者和目标的性别。方法：8个人的面部照片完整的上牙。其中一组没有动过，另一组则经过专业人员的修改，使前门牙看起来已经腐烂。这些照片被随机排列成8组，每组包括4个具有原始完整牙列的个体和4个具有“腐烂”牙列的个体。然后将这些照片展示给115名受访者（65名男性和50名女性）。评估是根据三类特质-审美，社会和专业。结果如下：对于所有三个评价类别，在目标之间的得分差异腐烂和完整的牙列显着更高的一种性别的参与者评价目标的异性，相比，评价目标的自己的性别。结论：牙齿外观对身体吸引力刻板印象的影响在男性评价女性时更为明显，反之亦然，而不是在评价自己的性别时。
Objectives: An important factor in social interaction is physical appearance. Major elements in the evaluation of physical appearance are the mouth and teeth. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of tooth appearance on the development of a first impression of the other person, with regard to the sex of both the respondent and the target. Methods: Eight facial photographs of individuals with intact upper teeth were manipulated. one set was left untouched and the other was professionally altered so that the front anterior teeth appeared decayed. The photographs were randomly aligned in sets of eight, each set consisting of four individuals with an original, intact dentition and four other individuals with a "decayed" dentition. The sets of photographs were then presented to 115 respondents (65 males and 50 females). Evaluations were made according to three categories of traits-esthetic, social, and professional. Results: For all three evaluation categories, the difference in scores between decayed and intact dentition given to targets were significantly higher when participants of one sex evaluated targets of the opposite sex, as compared to evaluating targets of their own sex. Conclusions: The effect of tooth appearance on the physical attractiveness stereotype is more evident when males evaluate females and vice versa, rather than when evaluating their own sex.