When facial attractiveness is only skin deep
When facial attractiveness is only skin deep
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DOI：
10.1068/p3463
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发表时间：
2004-01-01
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影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Perrett, DI
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作者：
Jones, BC;Little, AC;Perrett, DI
虽然面部形状和吸引力之间的关系已经得到了广泛的研究，很少有研究调查的面部表面的特征积极影响吸引力的判断。正如许多研究人员提出的，吸引力和看起来健康的特征之间存在联系，面部皮肤的表面健康可能是面部表面的一种属性，对吸引力的判断产生积极影响。在实验一中，我们测试了小皮肤斑块（从数字面部图像的左右脸颊提取）的表观健康评级与男性面部吸引力评级之间的正相关性。通过使用计算机图形的面孔，在实验2中，我们的目的是建立，如果明显的健康的皮肤影响男性面部吸引力的形状信息独立。结果表明，面部皮肤的明显健康与男性面部吸引力的评级（实验1）和作为一个视觉线索的男性面孔的吸引力的判断（实验2）。这些发现强调了在面部吸引力研究中控制可见皮肤状况影响的重要性，并且与有吸引力的身体特征是那些积极影响他人对个人健康的看法的提议一致。
Whilst the relationship between aspects of facial shape and attractiveness has been extensively studied, few studies have investigated which characteristics of the surface of faces positively influence attractiveness judgments. As many researchers have proposed a link between attractiveness and traits that appear healthy, apparent health of facial skin might be a property of the surface of faces that positively influences attractiveness judgments. In experiment I we tested for a positive correlation between ratings of the apparent health of small skin patches (extracted from the left and right cheeks of digital face images) and ratings of the attractiveness of male faces. By using computer-graphics faces, in experiment 2 we aimed to establish if apparent health of skin influences male facial attractiveness independently of shape information. Results suggest that apparent health of facial skin is correlated both with ratings of male facial attractiveness (experiment 1) and with being a visual cue for judgments of the attractiveness of male faces (experiment 2). These findings underline the importance of controlling for the influence of visible skin condition in studies of facial attractiveness and are consistent with the proposal that attractive physical traits are those that positively influence others' perceptions of an individual's health.