The Attractiveness of Masked Faces Is Influenced by Race and Mask Attitudes

This study tests the influence of wearing a protective face mask on the perceived attractiveness of the wearer. Participants who identified as White, and who varied in their ideological stance toward mask wearing, rated the attractiveness of facial photographs. The photos varied in baseline attracti...

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Main Authors: Veronica Dudarev, Miki Kamatani, Yuki Miyazaki, James T. Enns, Jun I. Kawahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.864936/full