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Background:

  • Facial attractiveness and expressivity are linked in adults.
  • The nature of this association (linear vs. extreme) and its underlying mechanisms (target vs. perceiver effects) remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between facial attractiveness and expressivity in adults.
  • To determine if attractiveness influences actual expressivity (target effects) or judgments of expressivity (perceiver effects).

Main Methods:

  • Experiment 1: Assessed attractiveness ratings predicting expressivity valence.
  • Experiment 2: Examined actual expressivity displays and judgment biases related to attractiveness.

Main Results:

  • Attractiveness predicted expressivity valence for high/low attractive females and medium attractive males.
  • Low attractive females exhibited more negative expressivity than medium/high attractive females; no such target effect was found for males.
  • Perceiver effects, where attractiveness influenced expressivity judgments, were observed in both females and males.

Conclusions:

  • Low attractive females face significant social interaction challenges.
  • These challenges stem from their low attractiveness, actual negative expressivity, and biased perceptions of their expressions.