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Physical Attractiveness of Face and Voice: Effects of Positivity, Dominance, and Sex 1
Author(s) -
Raines Robert S.,
Hechtman Sarah B.,
Rosenthal Robert
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1990.tb01493.x
Subject(s) - attractiveness , psychology , dominance (genetics) , physical attractiveness , perception , social psychology , nonverbal communication , affect (linguistics) , communication , biochemistry , chemistry , neuroscience , psychoanalysis , gene
We investigated the joint and interacting effects of affect, sex, and nonverbal channel (face and voice) on the perception of physical attractiveness. In both studies we found that positive affects were rated as more attractive than negative affects, regardless of the channel (face, or voice). We also found that dominant affects were rated as more attractive when displayed in the face whereas submissive affects were rated as more attractive when displayed in the voice.