A Study of Creating Face Photographs Set Including Different Levels of Attractiveness.

Özlem Ertan-Kaya,Banu Cangöz

doi:10.29399/npa.22923

Abstract

This study was aimed to create a set of photographs including human faces with neutral expression and different levels of attractiveness that can be utilized scientifically by different disciplines and for different scopes. In total, 186 students (120 females, 66 males) volunteered to be photographed in passport style with a neutral expression. In these pictures there was no make-up, earring, or piercing. These photographs were evaluated by the participants for the neutrality and attractiveness. The secondary sex characteristics of the faces were also assessed. Symmetrical faces were created by taking the mirror image of the right and left sides of the faces because sufficient number of photographs could not be obtained at the first stage. According to the evaluations of these photographs by the participants, 26 attractive (13 females, 13 males) and 26 average (13 females, 13 male) faces were selected for the final set. Finally, a set of 52 photographs representing human faces with neutral expression with different levels of attractiveness is developed. According to the measurement of the secondary sexual characteristics, attractive and average faces differ in terms of the width of the eyes, the nasal area, and the length of the chin. Thus, a scientific-based FaceSet including different levels of the attractiveness has been available for the use by those concerned.

Highlights

This study was aimed to create a set of photographs including human faces with neutral expression and different levels of attractiveness that can be utilized scientifically by different disciplines and for different scopes
The aim of this study is to create a set of human face photographs called “Hacettepe Face Photographs Set” (HACETTEPE-FaceSet) representing different levels of attractiveness that can be used for different purposes for Correspondence Address: Özlem Ertan Kaya, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi, Psikoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Turkey
The face-set consists of a total of 52 black and white, symmetrical, and neutral expressed headshot face photographs of which 26 attractive (13 females, 13 males) and 26 average (13 females, 13 males)

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Introduction

This study was aimed to create a set of photographs including human faces with neutral expression and different levels of attractiveness that can be utilized scientifically by different disciplines and for different scopes. The perception of attractiveness was examined in both healthy and psychological/ psychiatric patient groups in the literature In this context, studies with individuals with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD) are remarkable [5,6,7]. Studies comparing individuals with BDD and healthy control groups showed that individuals with BDD tend to consider themselves less attractive and others as more attractive. These studies show that facial attractiveness is studied for many different purposes and with different samples, and there is a need for scientific based stimulus sets that can be used in this field

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