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The Beauty and the Bias: Attractiveness, Empathy, and Forensic Decision-Making

The Beauty and the Bias: Attractiveness, Empathy, and Forensic Decision-Making - BEBI

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00040211
Enrollment
395
Registered
2026-05-05
Start date
2026-05-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

No disease is investigated. The study focuses on social decision-making processes.

Interventions

Group 1: One-time participation in an online study consisting of: (1) demographic questions (2) empathy questionnaire (3) evaluation of faces regarding empathy (4) reading case vignettes and providing

Sponsors

Klinisches Institut für Psychosomatische Medizin & Psychotherapie UKD
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Eligible participants are adults (= 18 years) with sufficient German language skills to complete the online study and access to an internet-enabled device.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals under 18 years of age and those without sufficient German language skills are excluded. In addition, incomplete datasets will be excluded from analysis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome is the recommended sentence severity (in months of imprisonment on a scale from 0 to 24 months). This parameter is assessed once after each presented case vignette during the online study. Data are collected via standardized self-report within an online questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcome is the level of experienced empathy toward the presented persons (scale 1–9). This parameter is assessed after each presented face during the online study. Data are collected via standardized self-report.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnna-Maria Kisic

Klinisches Institut für Psychosomatische Medizin & Psychotherapie UKD

Anna-Maria.Kisic@med.uni-duesseldorf.de+40 211 81 17157

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026