Lu, Y, Xiao, K orcid.org/0000-0001-7197-7159, Yang, J et al. (3 more authors) (2022) Different colour predictions of facial preference by Caucasian and Chinese observers. Scientific Reports, 12 (1). 12194. 12194-. ISSN 2045-2322
Abstract
Facial colour characteristics convey vital personal information and influence social interactions and mate choices as contributing factors to perceived beauty, health, and age. How various colour characteristics affect facial preference and whether there are cultural differences are not fully understood. Here, we provide a useful and repeatable methodology for skin colour research based on a realistic skin model to investigate the effect of various facial colour characteristics on facial preference and compare the role of colour predictors in Caucasian (CA) and Chinese (CN) samples. Our results show that, although the average skin colour of facial areas plays a limited role, together with colour variation and contrast, there are stronger links between colour and facial preference than previously revealed. We also find large cultural differences in facial colour perceptions; Chinese observers tend to rely more heavily on colour and lightness cues to judge facial preference than Caucasian observers.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2022. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2022 13:53 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2022 13:53 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Nature Research |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41598-022-15951-8 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:189382 |