Feeling bad and looking worse: negative affect is associated with reduced perceptions of face-healthiness.

Some people perceive themselves to look more, or less attractive than they are in reality. We investigated the role of emotions in enhancement and derogation effects; specifically, whether the propensity to experience positive and negative emotions affects how healthy we perceive our own face to loo...

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Main Authors: Laura Mirams, Ellen Poliakoff, Elizabeth H Zandstra, Marco Hoeksma, Anna Thomas, Wael El-Deredy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4178040?pdf=render