The Glow Still Shows: Effects of Facial Masking on Perceptions of Duchenne Versus Social Smiles

Volume: 50, Issue: 8, Pages: 720 - 727
Published: Jun 24, 2021
Abstract
Facial expressions of emotion have important communicative functions. It is likely that mask-wearing during pandemics disrupts these functions, especially for expressions defined by activity in the lower half of the face. We tested this by asking participants to rate both Duchenne smiles (DSs; defined by the mouth and eyes) and non-Duchenne or “social” smiles (SSs; defined by the mouth alone), within masked and unmasked target faces. As...
Paper Details
Title
The Glow Still Shows: Effects of Facial Masking on Perceptions of Duchenne Versus Social Smiles
Published Date
Jun 24, 2021
Journal
Volume
50
Issue
8
Pages
720 - 727
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