University Clinic for Cranio-, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Medical University, Vienna, Austria.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2012 Apr;41(4):469-76. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2011.10.026. Epub 2011 Nov 30.
Processing and interpreting the face is generally very important because one is often required to make rapid decisions in life on the basis of meagre information. Ninety-two volunteers used a computer-assisted test battery to assess 40 profiles of patients (8 skeletal Class II and 8 skeletal Class III patients, each pre- and postoperatively, with 8 skeletal Class I photographs serving as controls). On a 7-point Likert scale the raters were asked to evaluate aesthetics and a few relevant personality traits (e.g. unintelligent, inhibited, aggressive, brutal). The photographs of the two patient groups were rated significantly less attractive and intelligent prior to surgery than the photographs of the control group. In respect of personality traits, the photographs of the skeletal Class III group differed more strongly from normal ones. In respect of aesthetics and intelligence, both patient groups benefited markedly from surgery. For some personality traits, significant interactions were found between the two groups on pre-post comparison. The method underlying the study is useful for evaluating the outcome of orthognathic surgery, but also indicates the strongly generalized and unconscious processes involved in the estimation of people's personality traits, especially when these concern deviations from the socially normal condition.
对面部的处理和解读通常非常重要，因为人们经常需要根据少量信息在生活中做出快速决策。92 名志愿者使用计算机辅助测试电池评估了 40 名患者的 40 个侧貌（8 名骨性 II 类和 8 名骨性 III 类患者，每个患者术前和术后各 8 张，8 张骨性 I 类照片作为对照组）。评分者被要求在 7 点李克特量表上评估美学和一些相关的人格特征（例如，不聪明、内向、好斗、残忍）。在手术前，两组患者的照片比对照组的照片明显缺乏吸引力和智能。就人格特征而言，骨性 III 类组的照片与正常照片的差异更大。在美学和智力方面，两组患者都从手术中明显受益。对于一些人格特征，在术前和术后的比较中，两组之间存在显著的相互作用。该研究的基础方法可用于评估正颌手术的结果，同时也表明在评估人们的人格特征时涉及到强烈的普遍和无意识的过程，特别是当这些特征涉及到偏离社会正常状态时。
