Relationship between facial prominence of Orkut’s photos and the users’ profile

Authors

  • Viviane Vedovato Pereira da Silva UNESP
  • Sandro Caramaschi UNESP
  • Maria Márcia Pereira Sartori FATEC Bauru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v15i2.17266

Keywords:

facial perception, nonverbal communication, internet, sex differences

Abstract

 

This research aimed to verify the relation between facial prominence index (FPI) and the profile of 600 users of Orkut. The results demonstrated that in all evaluated segments the average of male facial prominence was higher than the female; women increase the prominence while men decrease it as they become older and university graduates women have presented higher prominence than high school graduates. Significant differences were also found in the categories of humor when comparing the FPI between the genders and between persons of the same gender. In summary, the results indicate that the determinant factors for the facial prominence presented at Orkut are probably related to both biological and cultural aspects.

 

Keywords: facial perception; nonverbal communication; internet; sex differences.

Author Biographies

Viviane Vedovato Pereira da Silva, UNESP

Graduanda do Curso de Psicologia UNESP Bauru

Sandro Caramaschi, UNESP

Professor Assistente Doutor do Departamento de Psicologia, atuando nas áreas de comunicação não verbal e relacionamento humano

Maria Márcia Pereira Sartori, FATEC Bauru

Professora da Faculdade de Tecnologia de Bauru

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Pereira da Silva, V. V., Caramaschi, S., & Sartori, M. M. P. (2011). Relationship between facial prominence of Orkut’s photos and the users’ profile. Interação Em Psicologia, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v15i2.17266

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2011)

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