Effects of facial skin pigmentation on social judgments in a Mexican population

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 18; no. 11; p. e0279858
• Main Authors: Martínez-Ramírez, Jaaziel, Puts, David, Nieto, Javier, G-Santoyo, Isaac
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco, CA USA Public Library of Science 30.11.2023; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Alfacalcidol; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Calcifediol; Care and treatment; Evaluation; Interpersonal relations; Medicine and Health Sciences; People and places; Skin; Skin color; Social aspects; Social Sciences; Vitamin D; Mexico; Latin America

People quickly and involuntarily form impressions of others based on their facial physical attributes, which can modulate critical social interactions. Skin pigmentation is one of the most variable and conspicuous facial traits among human populations. Empirical evidence suggests that these variatio...