Physical Attractiveness and Social Status

Frevert, Tonya K.; Walker, Lisa

doi:10.1111/soc4.12132

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“…Facial skin aging is of global concern as it is linked to beauty, social acceptance, and status . It was identified as one of the most important challenges in global skin health by the International League of Dermatological Societies .…”

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Appearance of aging signs in differently pigmented facial skin by a novel imaging system

Campiche

Trevisan²,

Séroul³

et al. 2018

J of Cosmetic Dermatology

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Background: Facial wrinkles, pores, and uneven skin tone are major beauty concerns. There is differential manifestation of aging signs in different ethnic groups. In this regard, studies on Black Africans from the African continent are scarce.Objective: To investigate facial wrinkles, pores, and skin tone in Black African women from Mauritius Island and elucidate the differences to Caucasian women from France.Methods: Facial images were taken using the imaging system ColorFace ® . Wrinkles and pores were measured by their length, depth, surface, volume, and number; for skin tone, we measured L*a*b* and calculated ITA, IWA Newtone , and color homogeneity. Results:We found good correlations of wrinkle and pore scores with expert ranking done on ColorFace ® images for Caucasians (Spearman's rho = 0.78 and 0.72) andBlack Africans (Spearman's rho = 0.86 and 0.65). Caucasians showed more advanced facial signs of aging than Black Africans. Exceptions were vertical lines on upper lip and the depth of pores which were greatest for the Black African subjects. Black Africans had higher heterogeneity scores indicative for uneven skin tone. Luminance (L*) was significantly higher in Caucasians but a* and b* values were significantly higher in the Black African subjects. ITA and IWA Newtone were significantly higher for Caucasians. Conclusions:The high correlation between expert ranking and wrinkle and pore measurements prove ColorFace ® a valid imaging system to study skin aging. Our results show that Africans from the African continent show delayed signs of aging compared to Caucasians. Some exceptions suggest that ethnic differences in facial aging are a complex phenomenon. K E Y W O R D Santi-aging, Black African skin, Caucasian skin, ColorFace®, Ethnic, facial imaging, pores, skin tone, wrinkles

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Appearance of aging signs in differently pigmented facial skin by a novel imaging system

Campiche

Trevisan²,

Séroul³

et al. 2018

J of Cosmetic Dermatology

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“…Prior studies stressed traditional sex roles in the perception of beauty [ 2 , 3 ], which means that women are assumed to be more affected by their looks than men. However, we did not find significant gender differences in the association between reported appearance discrimination and poor self-rated health among emerging adults in Korea.…”

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“…Sociological literature has accumulated that physical attractiveness is socially constructed, and in general it is positively associated with quality of social experiences [ 1 – 3 ]. Empirical studies show that persons who are not physically attractive are disadvantaged in society, particularly in labor, education, and marriage markets [ 4 – 7 ].…”

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Lookism hurts: appearance discrimination and self-rated health in South Korea

Lee

Son

Yoon

et al. 2017

Int J Equity Health

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BackgroundDespite a growing body of evidence suggesting that discrimination harms health, the association between appearance discrimination and health has been understudied. Our study investigated the association between perceived appearance discrimination and self-rated health among emerging adults using a nationally representative cohort study in South Korea.MethodsWe analyzed the 2nd-10th (2005–2013) waves of cohort data from the Korean Education Employment Panel (KEEP). KEEP consists of two groups of individuals who were 15 (group I) and 18 (group II) years old at the 1st wave of the survey (2004) and were followed annually. Appearance discrimination was assessed at baseline (19 years old: 5th wave for group I, 2nd wave for group II) and at follow-up (24 years old: 10th wave for group I, 7th wave for group II). Responses of appearance discrimination at the two-time points were classified into four groups: 1) never (no discrimination at both baseline and follow-up); 2) repeated (discrimination at both baseline and follow-up); 3) incident (discrimination only at follow-up); and 4) in error (discrimination only at baseline). Multivariate logistic regression was applied to examine the association between reporting patterns of appearance discrimination and poor self-rated health, adjusting for potential confounders.ResultsCompared to those who did not experience appearance discrimination, ‘repeated’ (OR: 3.70; 95% CI: 2.19–6.27) and ‘incident’ (OR: 3.10; 95% CI: 1.99–4.83) groups had a higher odds ratio of poor self-rated health after adjusting for potential confounders including respondents’ body mass index change and baseline self-rated health. However, no significant association was observed among those who reported appearance discrimination ‘in error’.ConclusionsThese results suggest that perceived appearance discrimination is associated with the health of Korean emerging adults considering participants’ reporting patterns of appearance discrimination.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12939-017-0678-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Females feel pressurized to appear attractive purposely for getting the benefits in their education, career and social life (Verbickaite 2017). Frevert & Walker (2014) found that attractive people are perceived to be healthier, less likely to commit crime, more likely to win in elections, have better relationships, more powerful, look more intelligent and even have some benefits in employment since ones personality is influenced by the perception of ones looks.…”

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Makeup Lifestyles of the Female Youths in Ghana. Evidence from Kumasi and Accra Tertiary Institutions

Marfo¹,

Howard²,

Akrong³

et al. 2019

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Women would want to appear more attractive and feminine to enjoy the benefits that accompany it. It is against this background that they predominate in makeup usage. The study fundamentally determined the makeup lifestyles of the female youths in selected tertiary institutions in Ghana. Employing descriptive research through cross sectional survey and using convenience sampling techniques, data were collected from female students, mainly in Accra and Kumasi tertiary institutions and 260 questionnaires analyzed. Findings revealed that respondents generally used makeup for glamour, attractiveness, supporting their career, creativity, feeling confident and empowerment. More respondents applied makeup only on special occasions and mostly considered the complexion, skin tone, skin type, clothing, occasion and quality of the product before using it. Generally, respondents used makeup whilst going to 'lectures', 'on a date', 'to church', and 'to work'. Some did not use makeup at all on all occasions and more makeup users spent less than 15 minutes on all situations especially to 'lectures', 'job interviews', 'church' and 'visit to friends'. Greater respondents 'sometimes' or 'once daily' touched up their makeups and many 'seldom' carried makeup item(s) for touch-ups mostly being lipstick, powder, and lipgloss. More respondents started makeup between 16 and 19 years and more viewed makeup to social situations as 'important' and that makeup enhances their self-appearance, and boost their consciousness. Respondents were satisfied without makeup than with makeup and majority were aware of the negative effects of makeup on human skin. The study recommends that makeup users be educated on the negative effects of color cosmetics so that they would be better informed in their application. This study is the first to have been conducted in Ghana and could be useful for the cosmetic industry, researchers and the academia.

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Physical Attractiveness and Social Status

Cited by 69 publications

References 67 publications

Appearance of aging signs in differently pigmented facial skin by a novel imaging system

Appearance of aging signs in differently pigmented facial skin by a novel imaging system

Lookism hurts: appearance discrimination and self-rated health in South Korea

Makeup Lifestyles of the Female Youths in Ghana. Evidence from Kumasi and Accra Tertiary Institutions

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