Shape analysis of female facial attractiveness

Valenzano, Dario Riccardo; Mennucci, Andrea; Tartarelli, Giandonato; Cellerino, Alessandro

doi:10.1016/j.visres.2005.10.024

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“…The attractive facial shape reported having a smaller, more pointed chin, more angled jaw and a less prominent alveolar prognathism compared to the hyperfeminine faces. They concluded that facial attractiveness is associated with specific shape variations, specifically in the jaw and not the exaggeration of sexual dimorphism [17]. Our survey results show that the Han Chinese population surveyed preferred an obtuse jaw angle for women and opinion was divided between a strong jaw angle or an obtuse angle for men.…”

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Ideals of Facial Beauty Amongst the Chinese Population: Results from a Large National Survey

Samizadeh

2018

Aesth Plast Surg

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Surgical and non-surgical aesthetic treatments are very popular throughout Asia and in particular in China. With the globalisation and immigration of Chinese people to other countries where many seek treatment from Western-trained doctors, it is important to understand the ideals of beauty amongst Chinese people so as to achieve optimal results. We conducted an online survey to understand the preference of Han Chinese laypersons for facial shape, profile (straight, convex, concave), jaw angle and shape, and shape of the chin, nose, and lips. In addition, the participants were asked about their educational level, geographic location, likelihood to have cosmetic surgery, preference for surgical or non-surgical cosmetic procedures and whether ''being beautiful'' would affect their daily life. A total of 1417 responses were collected from 599 male and 818 female participants, the majority of them who were 25-35 years old (58.93%). The responses showed that the majority of participants preferred an oval face shape, with a smoothly tapered jaw angle for both men and women, round and pointy chin for both genders, straight to concave nose profile and full lips with well-defined cupid's bow. Most responders indicated they were not willing to undergo cosmetic surgery; however, when given a choice between surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures, 82.22% of the participants preferred non-surgical procedures. The majority of respondents (83%) thought that being beautiful has an effect on daily life and improves quality of life. Level of Evidence V This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the

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Ideals of Facial Beauty Amongst the Chinese Population: Results from a Large National Survey

Samizadeh

2018

Aesth Plast Surg

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“…Regression analysis can then be used to assess whether attractiveness varies along the axis. An example of the utility of geometric morphometrics is a shape analysis of European women's face profiles, from which three correlates of attractiveness were extracted: averageness, above-average femininity, and a third element that the authors were unable to interpret (Valenzano, Mennucci, Tartarelli, & Cellerino, 2006). The jaw shape variables corresponding to the third element were previously documented in studies using composite face morphs (Johnston & Franklin, 1993;Perrett et al, 1998) and were assumed to be a sex hormone signal (Johnston & Franklin, 1993), but the third element did not contribute to sexual dimorphism, even though many individual shape shifts associated with the third element have been shown to be affected by sexual dimorphism (Rosas & Bastir, 2002).…”

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Limitations of traditional morphometrics in research on the attractiveness of faces

Holland

2009

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

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“…Whether or not a face is considered attractive is very important in human mate selection behavior, which is determined by neural pathways that have been shaped as a result of thousands of years of natural selection in the human brain: A beautiful face provides the beholder valuable information about the other person's being healthy, having a high level of the right gonadal steroids, and being resistant to parasites, as well as, particularly in women, being fertile (40,41).…”

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The neurobiology and evolutionary foundations of the perception of beauty

Eşel¹

2017

Dusunen Adam

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The neurobiology and evolutionary foundations of the perception of beauty Beauty in human beings can be defined as physical attractiveness to the opposite sex. Although the perception of attractiveness varies between cultures and individuals to a certain extent, it is established that most of the criteria for attractiveness are common among many cultures. According to evolutionary psychologists, facial and body-related features that people find attractive reflect the adaptations determined by sexual selection, which is one of the driving forces of evolution. These adaptations evolved to explore the mate value and reproductive success of a potential partner. Being attractive provides many social advantages to a person, and it is known that people make some positive attributions about other characteristics of such a person as well. Among humans, features such as facial beauty, youth, body shape, behaviors, voice tone, and ornamentation are important factors in the evaluation of attractiveness of the opposite sex.Keywords: Attractiveness, evolutionary psychology, mate selection, neurobiology ÖZET Güzellik algılamasının nörobiyolojisi ve evrimsel temelleriİnsanda güzellik kavramı karşı cins tarafından fiziksel olarak çekici bulunma niteliği olarak tanımlanabilir. Kültüre ve kişiye göre güzellik algılaması bir miktar değişken olsa da çoğu kültürde güzellik ölçütlerinin önemli bir bölümünün ortak olduğu ortaya konulmaktadır. Evrimci psikologlara göre insanların karşı cinste güzel bulduğu yüz ve bedenle ilişkili özellikler daha çok evrimin itici güçlerinden birisi olan cinsel seçilimin şekillendirdiği adaptasyonları yansıtmaktadır. Bu adaptasyonlar potansiyel bir eşin eş olarak değerinin ve üreme başarısının araştırılmasına yönelik olarak gelişmişlerdir. Güzel olmanın sosyal yaşamda kişiye sağladığı birçok faydalar olduğu gibi, bu kişilere diğer insanlarca başka kişisel özellikler bakımından da olumlu atıflar yapıldığı bilinmektedir.İnsanlarda karşı cinsin güzelliğinin değerlendirilmesinde bakılan kişinin yüz güzelliği, genç görünümü, beden şekli, davranışları, ses tonu ve süslenmesi gibi etkenler önemli bulunmaktadır.

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Shape analysis of female facial attractiveness

Cited by 95 publications

References 33 publications

Ideals of Facial Beauty Amongst the Chinese Population: Results from a Large National Survey

Ideals of Facial Beauty Amongst the Chinese Population: Results from a Large National Survey

Limitations of traditional morphometrics in research on the attractiveness of faces

The neurobiology and evolutionary foundations of the perception of beauty

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