Golle Jessika, Mast Fred W, Lobmaier Janek S
a Department of Psychology , University of Bern , Bern , Switzerland.
Cogn Emot. 2014;28(2):298-310. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2013.817383. Epub 2013 Jul 22.
Previous studies have suggested a link between the processing of the emotional expression of a face and how attractive it appears. In two experiments we investigated the interrelationship between attractiveness and happiness. In Experiment 1 we presented morphed faces varying in attractiveness and happiness and asked participants to choose the more attractive of two simultaneously presented faces. In the second experiment we used the same stimuli as in Experiment 1 and asked participants to choose the happier face. The results of Experiment 1 revealed that the evaluation of attractiveness is strongly influenced by the intensity of a smile expressed on a face: A happy facial expression could even compensate for relative unattractiveness. Conversely, the findings of Experiment 2 showed that facial attractiveness also influences the evaluation of happiness: It was easier to choose the happier of two faces if the happier face was also more attractive. We discuss the interrelationship of happiness and attractiveness with regard to evolutionary relevance of positive affective status and rewarding effects.
以往的研究表明，面部表情的处理与面部吸引力之间存在联系。在两项实验中，我们研究了吸引力与幸福感之间的相互关系。在实验1中，我们呈现了在吸引力和幸福感方面有所不同的变形脸，并要求参与者从同时呈现的两张脸中选择更具吸引力的那张。在第二个实验中，我们使用了与实验1相同的刺激物，并要求参与者选择更快乐的脸。实验1的结果表明，吸引力的评估受到脸上所表达微笑强度的强烈影响：快乐的面部表情甚至可以弥补相对缺乏吸引力的不足。相反，实验2的结果表明，面部吸引力也会影响对幸福感的评估：如果更快乐的脸也更具吸引力，那么从两张脸中选择更快乐的脸就更容易。我们从积极情感状态的进化相关性和奖励效应方面讨论了幸福感与吸引力之间的相互关系。
