Facial attraction : an exploratory study of the judgements made by people with intellectual disabilities
Donnachie, M. and Jones, B. and Jahoda, A. (2021) Facial attraction : an exploratory study of the judgements made by people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 65 (5). pp. 452-463. ISSN 0964-2633 (https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12823)
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Abstract
Background: Although romantic or sexual attraction is a major research topic in the general population, little is known about people with intellectual disabilities' (ID) views of attractiveness. Methods: Fifty-eight participants (16–40 years) took part in this exploratory study, 29 with ID and 29 without ID. Participants were shown 50 images of men or women's faces and asked to rate how attractive they thought the faces were. Results: A strong association was found between what men and women with ID and those without ID considered attractive in romantic partners. However, people with ID were more likely to consider themselves desirable to others. Conclusions: The findings suggest that people with mild ID make the same subtle judgements about facial attraction as other individuals.
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Donnachie, M., Jones, B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7777-0220 and Jahoda, A.;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 75789 Dates: DateEvent31 May 2021Published21 February 2021Published Online5 November 2020AcceptedSubjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Psychological Sciences and Health > Psychology Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 16 Mar 2021 15:27 Last modified: 24 Nov 2024 01:22 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/75789