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Interpretation of appearance: the effect of facial features on first impressions and personality.


ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Wolffhechel K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4169442 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Interpretation of appearance: the effect of facial features on first impressions and personality.

Wolffhechel Karin K   Fagertun Jens J   Jacobsen Ulrik Plesner UP   Majewski Wiktor W   Hemmingsen Astrid Sofie AS   Larsen Catrine Lohmann CL   Lorentzen Sofie Katrine SK   Jarmer Hanne H  

PloS one 20140918 9


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 eith  ...[more]

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