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dc.contributor.authorLittle, Anthonyen_UK
dc.contributor.authorJones, Benedict Cen_UK
dc.contributor.authorDeBruine, Lisa Men_UK
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-20T12:07:42Z-
dc.date.available2013-12-20T12:07:42Z-
dc.date.issued2008-10en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/832-
dc.description.abstractIn women cyclical shifts in preference have been documented for odour and certain physical and behavioral male traits. For example, Women prefer more masculinised male faces when at peak fertility than at other times in their menstrual cycle. In previous studies the face images used have all been manipulated using computer graphic techniques. Here we examine variation in preferences for perceived masculinity in unmanipulated real male faces to address consistency with findings using manipulated masculinity in faces. We show that women prefer greater masculinity in male faces at times when their fertility is likely to be highest (during the follicular phase of their cycle) if they are in a current romantic relationship. These results indicate that women’s preferences for perceived sexual dimorphism in real male faces follow a similar pattern as found for manipulated sexual dimorphism, suggesting that manipulated and real masculinity in male faces generate similar results in preference studies. Cyclical preferences could influence women to select a partner who possesses traits that may enhance her offspring's quality via an attraction to increased masculinity at times when conception is most likely, or serve to improve partner investment via an attraction to reduced masculinity when investment is important.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.relationLittle A, Jones BC & DeBruine LM (2008) Preferences for variation in masculinity in real male faces change across the menstrual cycle: Women prefer more masculine faces when they are more fertile. Personality and Individual Differences, 46 (6), pp. 478-482. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01918869; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.05.024en_UK
dc.rightsPublished in Personality and Individual Differences by Elsevier. Elsevier believes that individual authors should be able to distribute their accepted author manuscripts for their personal voluntary needs and interests, e.g. posting to their websites or their institution’s repository, e-mailing to colleagues. The Elsevier Policy is as follows: Authors retain the right to use the accepted author manuscript for personal use, internal institutional use and for permitted scholarly posting provided that these are not for purposes of commercial use or systematic distribution. An "accepted author manuscript" is the author’s version of the manuscript of an article that has been accepted for publication and which may include any author-incorporated changes suggested through the processes of submission processing, peer review, and editor-author communications.en_UK
dc.subjectfacesen_UK
dc.subjectmenstrual cycleen_UK
dc.subjectmasculinityen_UK
dc.subjectFace Anatomyen_UK
dc.subjectMate selectionen_UK
dc.subjectSex (Biology)en_UK
dc.subjectMenstruationen_UK
dc.subjectMasculinityen_UK
dc.titlePreferences for variation in masculinity in real male faces change across the menstrual cycle: Women prefer more masculine faces when they are more fertileen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.paid.2008.05.024en_UK
dc.citation.jtitlePersonality and Individual Differencesen_UK
dc.citation.issn0191-8869en_UK
dc.citation.volume46en_UK
dc.citation.issue6en_UK
dc.citation.spage478en_UK
dc.citation.epage482en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusAM - Accepted Manuscripten_UK
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01918869en_UK
dc.author.emailanthony.little@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationPsychologyen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Aberdeenen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Aberdeenen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000259582600008en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-49349098459en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid810088en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2008-10-31en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2009-02-23en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionAMen_UK
local.rioxx.authorLittle, Anthony|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorJones, Benedict C|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorDeBruine, Lisa M|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2009-02-23en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved|2009-02-23|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenameLittle_mascprefs_realfaces_revise_final3_proofsrevisions.pdfen_UK
local.rioxx.filecount1en_UK
local.rioxx.source0191-8869en_UK
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