Parsa Keon M, Charipova Karina, Chu Eugenia, Reilly Michael J
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia.
Facial Plast Surg. 2022 Jun;38(3):279-284. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1741110. Epub 2021 Dec 29.
The use of appearance manipulating applications on our smartphones has increased in popularity. As the aim of this study is to determine the impact of self-directed appearance manipulation on perceptions of personality and examine the influence of respondent age and gender on the various personality domains. This cross-sectional cohort study included 20 subjects between the ages of 18 to 34 who had headshots taken and were provided an introduction on the use of the Facetune2 app. After 1 week of engaging in digital appearance manipulation, subjects submitted their self-determined most attractive edited photograph. Four surveys were constructed with 10 sets of photographs each. Each of these surveys were then sent to lay people via a web-based survey tool. Anonymous blinded respondents used a 7-point Likert scale to rate their perception of each patient's aggressiveness, likeability, sociability, trustworthiness, attractiveness, authenticity, and masculinity or femininity. A multivariate linear mixed effect model was applied to analyze the overall patient trait data as well as to assess the impact of rater age and gender. A total of 288 respondents (mean age range, 25-34 years [43%]; 202 [70%] female) completed a survey. Overall, digitally enhanced photographs were perceived as more attractive (0.22; 95% CI, 0.06-0.38). Analysis based on gender of the study subjects revealed increased attractiveness scores for men (0.19; 95% CI, 0.07-0.33). Females were also perceived as being more attractive (0.16; 95% CI, 0.03-0.40), but less authentic (-0.24; 95% CI, -0.36 to -0.12). Females rated enhanced photographs of men as less masculine (-0.23; 95% CI, -0.46 to -0.04). Raters aged 35 to 64 rated altered photos as less attractive (0.31; 95% CI, 0.09-0.52), authentic (0.20; 95% CI, 0.01-0.38), and gender enhancing (0.42; 95% CI, 0.24-0.61) compared with individuals aged 18 to 34. Patients and surgeons should be aware of the ways in which self-enhanced photographs may affect social perception.
在我们的智能手机上，使用外貌操纵应用程序的现象越来越普遍。由于本研究的目的是确定自我导向的外貌操纵对个性认知的影响，并检验受访者年龄和性别对各个个性领域的影响。这项横断面队列研究纳入了20名年龄在18至34岁之间的受试者，他们拍摄了头像照片，并接受了关于使用Facetune2应用程序的介绍。在进行了1周的数字外貌操纵后，受试者提交了他们自己确定的最具吸引力的编辑照片。构建了4份调查问卷，每份问卷包含10组照片。然后通过基于网络的调查工具将这些调查问卷发送给普通民众。匿名的不知情受访者使用7点李克特量表对他们对每位患者的攻击性、可爱程度、社交能力、可信度、吸引力、真实性以及男性气质或女性气质的认知进行评分。应用多元线性混合效应模型来分析总体患者特征数据，并评估评分者年龄和性别的影响。共有288名受访者（平均年龄范围为25 - 34岁[43%]；202名[70%]为女性）完成了一项调查。总体而言，经过数字增强的照片被认为更具吸引力（0.22；95%置信区间，0.06 - 0.38）。基于研究对象性别的分析显示，男性的吸引力得分有所增加（0.19；95%置信区间，0.07 - 0.33）。女性也被认为更具吸引力（0.16；95%置信区间，0.03 - 0.40），但真实性较低（-0.24；95%置信区间，-0.36至-0.12）。女性对男性增强后的照片的男性气质评分较低（-0.23；95%置信区间，-0.46至-0.04）。与18至34岁的个体相比，35至64岁的评分者对经过修改的照片的吸引力（0.31；95%置信区间，0.09 - 0.52）、真实性（0.20；95%置信区间，0.01 - 0.38）和性别增强效果（0.42；95%置信区间，0.24 - 0.61）的评分较低。患者和外科医生应该意识到自我增强照片可能影响社会认知的方式。
