Differences between perceived age and chronological age in women: A multi-ethnic and multi-centre study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Accuracy in assessing age from facial cues is important in social perception given reports of strong negative correlations between perceived age and assessments of health and attractiveness. In a multi-ethnic and multi-centre study, we previously documented similar patterns of female facial age assessments across ethnicities, influenced by gender and ethnicity of assessors.

Methods

Here we extend these findings by examining differences between estimated age from digital portraits and chronological age (Δ age) for 180 women from three age groups (20-34, 35-49, 50-66 years) and five ethnicities (36 images of each ethnicity, assessed for age on a continuous scale by 120 female and male raters of each ethnicity).

Results

Across ethnicities, Δ age was smallest in

SUBMITTER: Voegeli R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9291153 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature