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Symmetry, averageness, and feature size in the facial attractiveness of women.

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Female facial attractiveness was investigated by comparing the ratings made by male judges with the metric characteristics of female faces. Three kinds of facial characteristics were considered: facial symmetry, averageness, and size of individual features. The results suggested that female face attractiveness is greater when the face is symmetrical, is close to the average, and has certain features (e.g., large eyes, prominent cheekbones, thick lips, thin eyebrows, and a small nose and chin). Nevertheless, the detrimental effect of asymmetry appears to result solely from the fact that an asymmetrical face is a face that deviates from the norm. In addition, a factor analysis indicated that averageness best accounts for female attractiveness, but certain specific features can also be enhancing.

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hal-00654024 , version 1 (20-12-2011)

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Jean-Yves Baudouin, Guy Tiberghien. Symmetry, averageness, and feature size in the facial attractiveness of women.. Acta Psychologica, 2004, 117 (3), pp.313-32. ⟨10.1016/j.actpsy.2004.07.002⟩. ⟨hal-00654024⟩
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