TY - JOUR
T1 - Interpretation of appearance: the effect of facial features on first impressions and personality.
AU - Wolffhechel, Karin Marie Brandt
AU - Fagertun, Jens
AU - Jacobsen, Ulrik Plesner
AU - Majewski, Wiktor
AU - Hemmingsen, Astrid Sofie
AU - Larsen, Catrine Lohmann
AU - Lorentzen, Sofie Katrine
AU - Jarmer, Hanne Østergaard
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Appearance is known to influence social interactions, which in turn could potentially influence personality development. In this study we focus on discovering the relationship between self-reported personality traits, first impressions and facial characteristics. The results reveal that several personality traits can be read above chance from a face, and that facial features influence first impressions. Despite the former, our prediction model fails to reliably infer personality traits from either facial features or first impressions. First impressions, however, could be inferred more reliably from facial features. We have generated artificial, extreme faces visualising the characteristics having an effect on first impressions for several traits. Conclusively, we find a relationship between first impressions, some personality traits and facial features and consolidate that people on average assess a given face in a highly similar manner.
AB - Appearance is known to influence social interactions, which in turn could potentially influence personality development. In this study we focus on discovering the relationship between self-reported personality traits, first impressions and facial characteristics. The results reveal that several personality traits can be read above chance from a face, and that facial features influence first impressions. Despite the former, our prediction model fails to reliably infer personality traits from either facial features or first impressions. First impressions, however, could be inferred more reliably from facial features. We have generated artificial, extreme faces visualising the characteristics having an effect on first impressions for several traits. Conclusively, we find a relationship between first impressions, some personality traits and facial features and consolidate that people on average assess a given face in a highly similar manner.
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0107721
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0107721
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 9
JO - P L o S One
JF - P L o S One
IS - 9
M1 - e107721
ER -