Bassiri-Tehrani Brian, Nguyen Alvin, Choudhary Akriti, Guart Jiddu, Di Chiaro Bianca, Purnell Chad A
Aesthetic plastic surgery fellow, The Center for Plastic Surgery at MetroDerm/Emory Aesthetic Center, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Medical student.
Aesthet Surg J Open Forum. 2022 Sep 2;4:ojac070. doi: 10.1093/asjof/ojac070. eCollection 2022.
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated masking in public spaces. Masks may impact the perceived attractiveness of individuals and hence, interpersonal relations.
To determine if facial coverings affect attractiveness.
An online survey was conducted using 114 headshot images, 2 each-unmasked and masked-of 57 individuals. Two hundred and seven participants rated them on an ordinal scale from 1 (least attractive) to 10 (most attractive). Parametric and nonparametric tests were performed, as appropriate, for comparison.
For the first quartile, the average rating increased significantly when wearing a mask (5.89 ± 0.29 and 6.54 ± 0.67; = 0.01). For control images ranked within the fourth quartile, the average rating decreased significantly when wearing a mask (7.60 ± 0.26 and 6.62 ± 0.55; < 0.001). In the female subgroup (n = 34), there was a small increase in average rating when masked, whereas in the male subgroup (n = 23), there was a small decrease in average rating when masked, but the change was not statistically significant ( > 0.05). For unmasked female images ranked within the first quartile, the average rating increased significantly when wearing a mask (5.77 ± 0.27 and 6.76 ± 0.36; = 0.001). For the female subgroup with mean ratings within the fourth quartile, the average decreased significantly when wearing a medical mask (7.53 ± 0.30 and 6.77 ± 0.53; < 0.05). For unmasked male images ranked within the first quartile, the average rating increased when wearing a medical mask but the change was not statistically significant ( > 0.05), whereas for the control male images within the fourth quartile, the average rating decreased significantly when masked (7.72 ± 0.18 and 6.50 ± 0.54; < 0.05).
While wearing a facial covering significantly increased attractiveness for images less attractive at baseline, and decreased attractiveness for those that are more attractive at baseline; it did not cause a significant overall change in attractiveness in the study population.
新冠疫情使得公共场所必须佩戴口罩。口罩可能会影响人们对个体吸引力的感知，进而影响人际关系。
确定面部遮盖物是否会影响吸引力。
使用114张头部照片进行在线调查，这些照片来自57个人，每个人有两张照片，分别是未戴口罩和戴口罩的状态。207名参与者按照从1（最不吸引人）到10（最吸引人）的顺序量表对照片进行评分。根据情况进行参数检验和非参数检验以作比较。
对于第一四分位数的照片，戴口罩时平均评分显著增加（5.89±0.29和6.54±0.67；P = 0.01）。对于排名在第四四分位数的对照照片，戴口罩时平均评分显著降低（7.60±0.26和6.62±0.55；P<0.001）。在女性亚组（n = 34）中，戴口罩时平均评分略有增加，而在男性亚组（n = 23）中，戴口罩时平均评分略有降低，但变化无统计学意义（P>0.05）。对于排名在第一四分位数的未戴口罩女性照片，戴口罩时平均评分显著增加（5.77±0.27和6.76±0.36；P = 0.001）。对于平均评分在第四四分位数的女性亚组，戴医用口罩时平均评分显著降低（7.53±0.30和6.77±0.53；P<0.05）。对于排名在第一四分位数的未戴口罩男性照片，戴医用口罩时平均评分增加，但变化无统计学意义（P>0.05），而对于排名在第四四分位数的对照男性照片，戴口罩时平均评分显著降低（7.72±0.18和6.50±0.54；P<0.05）。
虽然佩戴面部遮盖物会使基线时吸引力较低的照片的吸引力显著增加，使基线时吸引力较高的照片的吸引力降低，但在研究人群中，它并未导致吸引力出现显著的总体变化。
