Politicians' estimated height as an indicator of their popularity

Sorokowski, Piotr

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“…A similar pattern of results like those observed in Western societies may also be present in societies where height is related to measures of social status and physical strength, as is the case for those Western populations (e.g., Judge and Cable, 2004;Sorokowski, 2010;Stulp, Buunk, Kurzban, et al, 2013), in which taller men are also perceived as being more dominant, having higher status, being more intelligent, and being healthier (Chu and Geary, 2005;Jackson and Ervin, 1992;Melamed, 1992). In the Tsimane' adults, there is no association between height and perceptions of dominance and intelligence (Undurraga et al, 2012).…”

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Body Height Preferences and Actual Dimorphism in Stature between Partners in Two Non-Western Societies (Hadza and Tsimane')

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Body height influences human mate preferences and choice. A typical finding in Western societies is that women prefer men who are taller than themselves and, equivalently, men prefer women who are shorter than themselves. However, recent reports in non-Western societies (e.g., the Himba in Namibia) challenge the view on the universality of such preferences. Here we report on male and female height preferences in two non-Western populations-the Hadza (Tanzania) and the Tsimane' (Bolivia)-and the relationships between body height preferences and the height of actual partners. In the Hadza, most individuals preferred a sexual dimorphism in stature (SDS) with the man being much taller than the woman. Preferences for SDS and actual partner SDS were positively and significantly correlated in both men and women, suggesting that people who preferred larger height differences also had larger height differences with their partners. In the Tsimane', the majority of men preferred an SDS with the man being taller than the woman, but women did not show such a preference. Unlike in the Hadza, SDS preference was not significantly correlated to actual partner SDS. We conclude that patterns of height preferences and choices in the Hadza and Tsimane' are different than those observed in Western societies, and discuss possible causes for the observed differences between nonWestern and Western societies. Hadza and Tsimane' SDS choice and preferences in

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“…Jackson and Ervin (1992), for example, cite Gillis (1982), and report that taller candidates fare better in presidential elections than shorter ones. Sorokowski (2010) similarly cites Gillis (1982), stating that 'between 1900 and 1968, the taller candidate always came first'. Using a different sample of elections, Higham and Carment (1992) conclude that US presidents elected between 1905 and 1980 were significantly The importance of height to US presidential election success is in line with other research showing that height is related to leadership qualities.…”

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“…More generally, the losing candidates in political elections are judged to be shorter, whereas winners are judged as taller than they were prior to elections (Higham & Carment, 1992). People also judge the politicians that they support to be taller than the politicians they oppose (Sorokowski, 2010).…”

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Tall claims? Sense and nonsense about the importance of height of US presidents

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The Leadership Quarterly

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“…4 (Judge & Cable, 2004), and leadership selection (Sorokowski, 2010). Furthermore, taller men are perceived to be more aggressive (Van Quaquebeke & Giessner, 2010) and also self-report more frequent dominant behavior (Melamed, 1992).…”

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Influence of Perceived Height, Masculinity, and Age on Each Other and on Perceptions of Dominance in Male Faces

2015

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Several studies have examined the individual effects of facial cues to height, masculinity, and age on interpersonal interactions and partner preferences. We know much less about the influence of these traits on each other. We therefore examined how facial cues to height, masculinity, and age influence perceptions of each other and found significant overlap. This suggests that studies investigating the effects of one of these traits in isolation may need to account for the influence of the other two traits. Additionally, there is inconsistent evidence on how each of these three facial traits affects dominance. We therefore investigated how varying such traits influences perceptions of dominance in male faces. We found that increases in perceived height, masculinity, and age (up to 35 years) all increased facial dominance. Our results may reflect perceptual generalizations from sex differences as men are on average taller, more dominant, and age faster than women. Furthermore, we found that the influences of height and age on perceptions of dominance are mediated by masculinity. These results give us a better understanding of the facial characteristics that convey the appearance of dominance, a trait that is linked to a wealth of real-world outcomes.

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Politicians' estimated height as an indicator of their popularity

Cited by 47 publications

References 30 publications

Body Height Preferences and Actual Dimorphism in Stature between Partners in Two Non-Western Societies (Hadza and Tsimane')

Body Height Preferences and Actual Dimorphism in Stature between Partners in Two Non-Western Societies (Hadza and Tsimane')

Tall claims? Sense and nonsense about the importance of height of US presidents

Influence of Perceived Height, Masculinity, and Age on Each Other and on Perceptions of Dominance in Male Faces

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