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dc.contributor.authorPazda, Adam D.
dc.contributor.authorThorstenson, Christopher A.
dc.contributor.authorElliot, Andrew J.
dc.contributor.authorPerrett, David I.
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-22T10:30:20Z
dc.date.available2016-08-22T10:30:20Z
dc.date.issued2016-07-01
dc.identifier.citationPazda , A D , Thorstenson , C A , Elliot , A J & Perrett , D I 2016 , ' Women’s facial redness increases their perceived attractiveness : mediation through perceived healthiness ' , Perception , vol. 45 , no. 7 , pp. 739-754 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0301006616633386en
dc.identifier.issn0301-0066
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 244262922
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: f45ec8ef-6e7c-4c81-ba16-c46b2646bbe3
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84975470080
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000378280300002
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-6025-0939/work/64361010
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/9349
dc.description.abstractIn the present research, we investigated whether the red-attraction relation that has been observed for men viewing women may also be observed with regard to women’s facial redness. We manipulated facial redness by slightly increasing or decreasing the redness on the faces of baseline pictures of target women, and then had men judge the attractiveness of the women. We also examined healthiness perceptions as a mediator of the redness-attraction relation, along with several other candidate mediator variables. A series of experiments showed that increased redness led to increased ratings of attractiveness, and decreased redness led to decreased ratings of attractiveness. Perceived healthiness was documented as a mediator of the influence of female facial redness on male perceptions of attractiveness, and this mediation was independent of other candidate mediator variables. The findings highlight the importance of attending to facial coloration as an attraction-relevant cue and point to interesting areas for subsequent research.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPerceptionen
dc.rightsCopyright The Authors 2016. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0301006616633386en
dc.subjectAttractivenessen
dc.subjectFacial colorationen
dc.subjectHealthinessen
dc.subjectPerson perceptionen
dc.subjectReden
dc.subjectBF Psychologyen
dc.subjectExperimental and Cognitive Psychologyen
dc.subjectArtificial Intelligenceen
dc.subjectSensory Systemsen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subject.lccBFen
dc.titleWomen’s facial redness increases their perceived attractiveness : mediation through perceived healthinessen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPostprinten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscienceen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciencesen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolutionen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0301006616633386
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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