Positive facial affect looks healthy.
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| Title: | Positive facial affect looks healthy. |
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| Authors: | Jones, Alex L. (AUTHOR), Batres, Carlota (AUTHOR), Porcheron, Aurélie (AUTHOR), Sweda, Jennifer R. (AUTHOR), Morizot, Frédérique (AUTHOR), Russell, Richard (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Visual Cognition. Jan2018, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p1-12. 12p. |
| Subjects: | Self-esteem, Face perception, Smiling, Body mass index, Facial expression, Health |
| Abstract: | A healthy appearance is linked to important behavioural outcomes. Here we investigated whether positive facial affect is a cue for perceived health. In study one, two groups of participants rated the perceived health or perceived happiness of a large set of faces with neutral expressions. Perceived happiness predicted perceived health, as did anthropometric measures of expression. In a second experimental study, we collected ratings of perceived health for a wide age range of target faces with either neutral or smiling expressions. Smiling faces were rated as being much healthier looking than neutral faces, confirming that facial expression plays a role in the perception of health. A third study investigating attractiveness as a possible mediator found that expression still had a significant direct effect on perceived health, after accounting for attractiveness. Together, these studies systematically show that facial affect plays a critical role in shaping our perceptions of health in others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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