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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/28677| Appears in Collections: | Psychology Journal Articles |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Title: | Women's preferences for men's facial masculinity are strongest under favorable ecological conditions |
| Author(s): | Marcinkowska, Urszula M Rantala, Markus J Lee, Anthony J Kozlov, Mikhail V Aavik, Toivo Cai, Huajian Contreras-Garduño, Jorge David, Oana A Kaminski, Gwenaël Li, Norman P Onyishi, Ike E Prasai, Keshav Pazhoohi, Farid Prokop, Pavol Rosales Cardozo, Sandra L |
| Keywords: | Facial attractiveness facial masculinity sexual selection cross-cultural mate preferences |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2019 |
| Date Deposited: | 30-Jan-2019 |
| Citation: | Marcinkowska UM, Rantala MJ, Lee AJ, Kozlov MV, Aavik T, Cai H, Contreras-Garduño J, David OA, Kaminski G, Li NP, Onyishi IE, Prasai K, Pazhoohi F, Prokop P & Rosales Cardozo SL (2019) Women's preferences for men's facial masculinity are strongest under favorable ecological conditions. Scientific Reports, 9, Art. No.: 3387. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39350-8 |
| Abstract: | The strength of sexual selection on secondary sexual traits varies depending on prevailing economic and ecological conditions. In humans, cross-cultural evidence suggesting women's preferences for men’s testosterone dependent masculine facial traits are stronger under conditions where health is compromised, male mortality rates are higher and economic development is higher. Here we use a sample of 4483 exclusively heterosexual women from 34 countries and employ mixed effects modelling to test how social, ecological and economic variables predict women’s facial masculinity preferences. We report women’s preferences for more masculine looking men are stronger in countries with higher sociosexuality and where national health indices and human development indices are higher, while no associations were found between preferences and indices of intra-sexual competition. Our results show that women’s preferences for masculine faces are stronger under conditions where offspring survival is higher and economic conditions more favorable. |
| DOI Link: | 10.1038/s41598-019-39350-8 |
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| Notes: | Additional co-authors: Nicolle Sydney, Hirokazu Taniguchi, Indrikis Krams & Barnaby J W Dixson |
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