First Impressions and Attractiveness Levels of Smiling Individuals With and Without a Mask

The Influence of a Mask on the First Impressions Projected and Attractiveness Levels of Smiling Individuals

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05343559

Enrollment

808

Registered

2022-04-25

Start date

2022-03-04

Completion date

2022-04-01

Last updated

2022-04-25

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Conditions

Attractiveness, First Impressions

Keywords

attractiveness, first impressions, smiling, mask, masking, rating

Brief summary

Evaluation on the effects of smiling on first impressions and attractiveness with and without wearing a facial surgical mask.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 39 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Models who are males and females of ages 21-39. 2. Live and random raters who are males and females of ages 18-39. 3. Models and raters that understand the purpose and aspects of the study, freely sign the consent and complete the required visit. 4. Models and raters must all be able to understand English fluently.

Exclusion criteria

1. Model participants younger than 21 or older than 40 will not be included. 2. Live and random rater participants younger than 18 and older than 40 will not be included. 3. Models with unusual hair styles or colors 4. Facial piercing other than ears 5. Facial and/or neck scaring or tattooing 6. Models and raters that do not understand the purpose and aspects of the study, do not sign the consent and do not complete the required visit will also be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
To evaluate the effects of smiling on first impressions with and without wearing a mask	8 weeks	First impression questionnaire (FIQ)

Countries

United States

Outcome results