Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, 26506, Morgantown, West Virginia.
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1973 Apr;1(2):202-13. doi: 10.1007/BF00916114.
Facial pictures of black and white delinquents were significantly less attractive than pictures of corresponding groups of high school students, as judged by same-race raters. Significant differences were found among the white delinquents, but not among the black, for Quay's four behavioral dimensions of delinquency. Black delinquents were significantly darker in skin color than the black high school students, and lightness of skin color was positively correlated with physical attractiveness ratings made by both black and white raters, indicating that neither race has yet assimilated the saying "black is beautiful." This and other evidence suggest that facial attractiveness may be causal in delinquency.
经同种族评价者判断，相较于相应的高中生群体，黑白不良少年的面部照片明显缺乏吸引力。在 Quay 的四种行为维度的不良少年中，白人不良少年之间存在显著差异，但黑人不良少年之间不存在差异。黑人不良少年的肤色明显比黑人高中生深，而肤色的亮度与黑人和白人评价者的外貌吸引力评分呈正相关，这表明两个种族都还没有接受“黑即是美”这句话。这一证据和其他证据表明，面部吸引力可能是犯罪的原因之一。
