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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Population-Specific Face Shape Preferences (Homo sapiens)
Ethology, Volume 118, No. 12, Year 2012
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Description
A substantial number of studies indicate that human facial features such as symmetry and averageness are preferred in human mate choice. Little is known, however, about face preferences in intrapopulation or between-cultural settings as only a few studies have addressed this topic. One hypothesis is that people prefer faces that resemble faces from their own population as a result of visual adaptation. Here, we present results of an internet-based experiment in which male and female participants from two European nations, Poland and Scotland, were asked to choose between 'Polish-modified' and 'Scottish-modified' faces (i.e. face portraits modified along one of ten different dimensions to resemble faces of the respective populations) of both sexes while being unaware of the origins of the portraits. The results show that the preferences of Polish judges for Polish-shaped faces were significantly stronger than the preferences of Scottish judges for the Scottish-shaped faces. Moreover, both Polish and Scottish judges preferred Polish-shaped faces to Scottish-shaped faces. These results suggest that natural visual experience acquired in everyday interpersonal interactions may have limited influence on aesthetic preferences in these particular intrapopulation settings. © 2012 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.
Authors & Co-Authors
Danel, Dariusz P.
Poland, Wroclaw
Institute of Anthropology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Fedurek, Pawel
United Kingdom, York
University of York
Coetzee, Vinet
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Stephen, Ian D.
Malaysia, Semenyih
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
Nowak-Szczepanska, Natalia
Poland, Wroclaw
Institute of Anthropology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Stirrat, Michael
United Kingdom, St Andrews
University of st Andrews
Perrett, David I.
United Kingdom, St Andrews
University of st Andrews
Saxton, Tamsin K.
United Kingdom, Newcastle
University of Northumbria
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/eth.12022
ISSN:
01791613
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male
Female