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Appears in Collections: | Psychology Journal Articles |
Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
Title: | Women's preferences for masculinity in male faces are predicted by material scarcity, but not time or psychological scarcity. |
Author(s): | Lee, Anthony J McGuire, Nikita K J |
Contact Email: | anthony.lee@stir.ac.uk |
Keywords: | attraction mate preference sexual dimorphism resource scarcity perceived scarcity individual differences |
Issue Date: | 21-Sep-2023 |
Date Deposited: | 28-Apr-2023 |
Citation: | Lee AJ & McGuire NKJ (2023) Women's preferences for masculinity in male faces are predicted by material scarcity, but not time or psychological scarcity.. <i>Evolutionary Psychology</i>, 21 (3). https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704923117507 |
Abstract: | Facial femininity in men is purportedly used as a cue by women as a signal of parental quality and willingness to provide resources. Accordingly, in contexts where choosing a partner that will provide resources is more beneficial (e.g., when resources are scarce), women have shown an increase preference for facial femininity in male faces. However, domains of scarcity often covary, and it is therefore unclear whether these contextual shifts in facial masculinity/femininity preferences are specific to material scarcity (as implied by previous theory), or due to an unrelated domain of scarcity (e.g., time or psychological scarcity). Here, a sample of 823 women completed the Perceived Scarcity Scale, which measures three separate domains of scarcity: material scarcity, time scarcity, and psychological scarcity. Participants also rated the attractiveness of 42 male faces, which were measured on objective sexual dimorphism and perceived masculinity. Consistent with theory, material scarcity, and not time or psychological scarcity, was associated with a decreased preference for objective sexual dimorphism (i.e., an increased preference for facial femininity). This study provides evidence that women use sexual dimorphism as a cue to material resource provisioning potential when assessing men as a mate. |
DOI Link: | 10.1177/1474704923117507 |
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