Jones Alex L, Porcheron Aurélie, Sweda Jennifer R, Morizot Frederique, Russell Richard
Department of Psychology, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, USA.
CHANEL Recherche et Technologie, CHANEL PB, Paris, France; LPNC, University of Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble, France.
Body Image. 2016 Jun;17:57-66. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.02.001. Epub 2016 Mar 9.
Looking healthy is a desirable trait, and facial skin color is a predictor of perceived health. However, skin conditions that cause dissatisfaction with appearance are specific to particular facial areas. We investigated whether color variation in facial skin is related to perceived health. Study 1 defined three areas based on color differences between faces perceived as healthy or unhealthy: the forehead, periorbital areas, and the cheeks. Periorbital luminance and cheek redness predicted perceived health, as did global skin yellowness. In Study 2, increased luminance and redness caused faces to be perceived as healthier, but only when the increase was in the periorbital and cheek areas, respectively. Manipulating each area separately in Study 3 revealed cheek redness and periorbital luminance equally increased perceived health, with low periorbital luminance more negatively affecting perceptions. These findings show that color variation in facial skin is a cue for health perception in female faces.
看起来健康是一种理想的特质，而面部肤色是感知健康的一个指标。然而，导致对外表不满的皮肤状况在特定的面部区域是特定的。我们调查了面部皮肤颜色变化是否与感知健康有关。研究1根据被认为健康或不健康的面部之间的颜色差异定义了三个区域：额头、眶周区域和脸颊。眶周亮度和脸颊红润度以及整体皮肤黄度都能预测感知健康。在研究2中，亮度和红润度增加会使面部被认为更健康，但前提是增加分别出现在眶周和脸颊区域。在研究3中分别对每个区域进行操作发现，脸颊红润度和眶周亮度同样能增加感知健康，眶周低亮度对感知的负面影响更大。这些发现表明，面部皮肤颜色变化是女性面部健康感知的一个线索。
