How Can People Express Their Trait Self-Esteem Through Their Faces in 3D Space?
BackgroundTrait self-esteem reflects stable self-evaluation, and it affects social interaction patterns. However, whether and how trait self-esteem can be expressed through behaviors are controversial. Considering that facial expressions can effectively convey information related to personal traits,...
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| description | BackgroundTrait self-esteem reflects stable self-evaluation, and it affects social interaction patterns. However, whether and how trait self-esteem can be expressed through behaviors are controversial. Considering that facial expressions can effectively convey information related to personal traits, the present study investigated the three-dimensional (3D) facial movements related to self-esteem level and the sex differences therein.MethodsThe sample comprised 238 participants (46.2% males, 53.8% females). Their levels of trait self-esteem were evaluated by employing the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES) (47.9% low self-esteem, 52.1% high self-esteem). During self-introductions, their facial movements in 3D space were recorded by Microsoft Kinect. Two-way ANOVA was performed to analyze the effect of self-esteem and gender on 3D facial movements. Additionally, Logistic regression models were established to describe the relationship between 3D facial movements and self-esteem levels in both genders.ResultsThe results of two-way ANOVA revealed a main effect of trait self-esteem level for cheeks and lips’ movements. Meanwhile, there was a significant interaction between trait self-esteem and gender on the variability of lips’ movements. In addition, the combination of facial movements can effectively identify trait self-esteem in men and women, with 75.5 and 68% accuracy, respectively.ConclusionThe present results suggest that the 3D facial expressions of individuals with different trait self-esteem levels were different, and such difference is affected by gender. Our study explores a possible way in which trait self-esteem plays a role in social interaction and also provides the basis for automatic self-esteem recognition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af4d1e30b57f4aedb20e15480d41a8db2022-12-21T20:22:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-02-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.591682591682How Can People Express Their Trait Self-Esteem Through Their Faces in 3D Space?Xiaoyang Wang0Xiaoyang Wang1Xiaoqian Liu2Xiaoqian Liu3Yuqian Wang4Tingshao Zhu5Tingshao Zhu6Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaInstitute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaInstitute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaInstitute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaBackgroundTrait self-esteem reflects stable self-evaluation, and it affects social interaction patterns. However, whether and how trait self-esteem can be expressed through behaviors are controversial. Considering that facial expressions can effectively convey information related to personal traits, the present study investigated the three-dimensional (3D) facial movements related to self-esteem level and the sex differences therein.MethodsThe sample comprised 238 participants (46.2% males, 53.8% females). Their levels of trait self-esteem were evaluated by employing the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES) (47.9% low self-esteem, 52.1% high self-esteem). During self-introductions, their facial movements in 3D space were recorded by Microsoft Kinect. Two-way ANOVA was performed to analyze the effect of self-esteem and gender on 3D facial movements. Additionally, Logistic regression models were established to describe the relationship between 3D facial movements and self-esteem levels in both genders.ResultsThe results of two-way ANOVA revealed a main effect of trait self-esteem level for cheeks and lips’ movements. Meanwhile, there was a significant interaction between trait self-esteem and gender on the variability of lips’ movements. In addition, the combination of facial movements can effectively identify trait self-esteem in men and women, with 75.5 and 68% accuracy, respectively.ConclusionThe present results suggest that the 3D facial expressions of individuals with different trait self-esteem levels were different, and such difference is affected by gender. Our study explores a possible way in which trait self-esteem plays a role in social interaction and also provides the basis for automatic self-esteem recognition.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.591682/fullfacial expressionsthree-dimensional datagenderlogistic regressiontrait self-esteemtwo-way ANOVA |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoyang Wang Xiaoyang Wang Xiaoqian Liu Xiaoqian Liu Yuqian Wang Tingshao Zhu Tingshao Zhu How Can People Express Their Trait Self-Esteem Through Their Faces in 3D Space? Frontiers in Psychology facial expressions three-dimensional data gender logistic regression trait self-esteem two-way ANOVA |
| title | How Can People Express Their Trait Self-Esteem Through Their Faces in 3D Space? |
| title_full | How Can People Express Their Trait Self-Esteem Through Their Faces in 3D Space? |
| title_fullStr | How Can People Express Their Trait Self-Esteem Through Their Faces in 3D Space? |
| title_full_unstemmed | How Can People Express Their Trait Self-Esteem Through Their Faces in 3D Space? |
| title_short | How Can People Express Their Trait Self-Esteem Through Their Faces in 3D Space? |
| title_sort | how can people express their trait self esteem through their faces in 3d space |
| topic | facial expressions three-dimensional data gender logistic regression trait self-esteem two-way ANOVA |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.591682/full |
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