Newton Jonathon Timothy, Prabhu Neeta, Robinson Peter G
Psychology in Relation to Dentistry, Guy's, Kings and St Thomas' Dental Institute, Division of Dental Public Health, Oral Health Services Research and the Schools of Dental Nursing, London, United Kingdom.
Int J Prosthodont. 2003 Jul-Aug;16(4):429-34.
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the influence of dental appearance upon subjective ratings of personal characteristics, specifically social competence, intellectual ability, and psychologic adjustment.
A cross-sectional analytic interview study was conducted with 201 undergraduates. Each participant was asked to make judgments about the personal characteristics of the subject of a single color photograph. Eight photographs of four different men were used, each with one of two degrees of dental status (visible disease, no visible disease). Outcome measures were participants' judgments of the social competence, intellectual ability, and psychologic adjustment of the subjects of the photographs.
Participants judged subjects with less dental disease to be more socially competent, to show greater intellectual achievement, and to have better psychologic adjustment.
In the absence of other information, the judgments an individual makes concerning the personal characteristics of others are influenced by dental appearance.
本研究的目的是确定牙齿外观对个人特征主观评分的影响，特别是社交能力、智力和心理调适。
对201名本科生进行了一项横断面分析访谈研究。要求每位参与者对一张单色照片中人物的个人特征进行判断。使用了四名不同男性的八张照片，每张照片中的人物具有两种牙齿状况中的一种（可见疾病、无可见疾病）。结果指标是参与者对照片中人物社交能力、智力和心理调适的判断。
参与者认为牙齿疾病较少的人物社交能力更强、智力成就更高、心理调适更好。
在没有其他信息的情况下，个体对他人个人特征的判断会受到牙齿外观的影响。
