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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Cross-cultural variation in men's preference for sexual dimorphism in women's faces
Biology Letters, Volume 10, No. 4, Article 20130850, Year 2014
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Both attractiveness judgements and mate preferences vary considerably cross-culturally. We investigated whether men's preference for femininity in women's faces varies between 28 countries with diverse health conditions by analysing responses of 1972 heterosexual participants. Although men in all countries preferred feminized over masculinized female faces, we found substantial differences between countries in the magnitude of men's preferences. Using an average femininity preference for each country, we found men's facial femininity preferences correlated positively with the health of the nation,which explained 50.4%of the variation among countries. Theweakest preferences for femininity were found in Nepal and strongest in Japan. As high femininity in women is associated with lower success in competition for resources and lower dominance, it is possible that in harsher environments, men prefer cues to resource holding potential over high fecundity. © 2014 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Marcinkowska, Urszula M.
Finland, Turku
Turun Yliopisto
Kozlov, Mikhail V.
Finland, Turku
Turun Yliopisto
Cai, Huajian Jian
China, Beijing
Institute of Psychology Chinese Academy of Sciences
Contreras-Garduño, Jorge A.
Mexico, Guanajuato
Universidad de Guanajuato
J.W. Dixson, Barnaby
Australia, Sydney
Unsw Sydney
Oana, Gavita A.
Romania, Cluj Napoca
Universitatea Babeș-bolyai
Kaminski, Gwenaël
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Li, Norman P.
Singapore, Singapore City
Singapore Management University
Lyons, Minna T.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Onyishi, Ike Ernest
Nigeria, Naukka
University of Nigeria
Prasai, Keshav
Nepal, Kathmandu
Kathmandu Model College
Pazhoohi, Farid
Iran, Shiraz
Shiraz University
Prokop, Pavol
Slovakia, Trnava
University of Trnava
Rosales Cardozo, Sandra L.
Colombia, Ibague
Universidad de Ibagué
Sydney, Nicolle Veiga
Brazil, Curitiba
Universidade Federal do Parana
Yong, Jose C.
Singapore, Singapore City
Singapore Management University
Rantala, Markus J.
Finland, Turku
Turun Yliopisto
Statistics
Citations: 87
Authors: 17
Affiliations: 14
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1098/rsbl.2013.0850
ISSN:
17449561
e-ISSN:
1744957X
Research Areas
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Participants Gender
Male
Female