Do Impressions of Health, Dominance, and Warmth Explain Why Masculine Faces are Preferred More in a Short-Term Mate?:

Evolutionary Psychology

Victor X. Luevano¹ 

关键词: Attractiveness;    Facial masculinity;    Health;    Dominance;    Paternal investment;   

DOI  :  10.1177/147470490700500102

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Men high in facial masculinity are preferred more as a short-term partner (STP) than a long-term partner (LTP). We used a representative sample of natural faces to examine whether the greater preference for masculine-looking men as a STP could be explained by the fact that they look healthier, more dominant, or lower in warmth. None of these attributes explained the greater preference for facial masculinity in a STP. Rather, masculinity mediated the greater preference for healthy and dominant looking men as a STP. Women also preferred men who appeared high in warmth more as a LTP than a STP, an effect independent of facial masculinity, but mediated by facial expression. Our results suggest that women do not prefer masculine-looking men more as a STP than a LTP simply because they look healthier, more dominant, or less warm.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC