Young Steven G, Thorstenson Christopher A, Pazda Adam D
a Baruch College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York , New York , NY , USA.
b The Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology , University of Rochester , Rochester , NY , USA.
Cogn Emot. 2018 Feb;32(1):49-60. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2016.1273201. Epub 2016 Dec 29.
Past research has found that skin colouration, particularly facial redness, influences the perceived health and emotional state of target individuals. In the current work, we explore several extensions of this past research. In Experiment 1, we manipulated facial redness incrementally on neutral and angry faces and had participants rate each face for anger and health. Different red effects emerged, as perceived anger increased in a linear manner as facial redness increased. Health ratings instead showed a curvilinear trend, as both extreme paleness and redness were rated as less healthy than moderate levels of red. Experiment 2 replicated and extended these findings by manipulating the masculinity of both angry and neutral faces that varied in redness. The results found the effect of red on perceived anger and health was moderated by masculine face structure. Collectively, these results show that facial redness has context dependent effects that vary based on facial expression, appearance, and differentially impact ratings of emotional states and health.
过去的研究发现，肤色，尤其是面部发红，会影响目标个体被感知到的健康状况和情绪状态。在当前的研究中，我们探索了以往这项研究的几个扩展方向。在实验1中，我们在中性和愤怒的脸上逐步调节面部发红程度，并让参与者对每张脸的愤怒程度和健康状况进行评分。出现了不同的红色效应，随着面部发红程度的增加，感知到的愤怒呈线性增加。健康评分则呈现出曲线趋势，因为极端的苍白和发红都被评为不如适度的红色健康。实验2通过操纵不同发红程度的愤怒和中性面孔的男性气质，重复并扩展了这些发现。结果发现，红色对感知到的愤怒和健康的影响受到男性化面部结构的调节。总体而言，这些结果表明，面部发红具有依赖于情境的效应，这种效应会因面部表情、外观的不同而有所变化，并对情绪状态和健康评分产生不同的影响。
