The Facial Width-to-Height Ratio Predicts Sex Drive, Sociosexuality, and Intended Infidelity

Arnocky, Steven; Carré, Justin M.; Bird, Brian M.; Moreau, Benjamin J. P.; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Ortiz, Triana L.; Marley, Nicole

doi:10.1007/s10508-017-1070-x

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“…However, number of previous‐year sexual partners and age of first sexual intercourse is predicted by limb muscle volume, but not by fat‐free mass (Lassek & Gaulin, ). Relatedly, more masculine faces are more attractive to women, especially in the context of a ST relationship (Dixson et al, ; Johnston et al, ; Little et al, ; Marcinkowska et al, ; Puts et al, ; Thornhill & Gangestad, ; Valentine et al, ) and more masculine faces are related to unrestricted sociosexual attitudes and number of sexual partners (Arnocky et al, ; Boothroyd et al, ; Boothroyd et al, ).…”

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Testosterone‐dependent facial and body traits predict men's sociosexual attitudes and behaviors

Polo

Muñoz-Reyes

Pita

et al. 2019

American J Hum Biol

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Objectives Strategic Pluralism Theory contends that human mating strategies are calibrated toward short‐term (ST) or long‐term (LT) mating according to the expression of condition‐dependent traits and characteristics of the social and physical environment. Traits reflecting the effects of testosterone have been considered condition‐dependent traits that provide information about the calibration of male mating strategy. We investigated the relationship of muscle mass and facial masculinity with attitudes and behaviors reflecting ST and LT mating tactics. Methods We measured skeletal muscle mass (SMM) through bioelectrical impedance and facial width‐to‐height ratio (fWHR) in a sample of Chilean men (n = 206; mean age = 22.52 ± 4.65 SD), and collected information about sociosexual attitudes and past sexual behavior. Results Our results showed an interaction effect of SMM and fWHR on unrestricted (but not restricted) sociosexual attitudes and past sexual behavior. Individuals with a consistent expression of both traits (ie, high SMM and fWHR or low SMM and fWHR) reported higher levels of unrestricted sociosexual attitudes and a greater number of lifetime and previous‐year sexual partners. Conclusions These findings suggest that the intensity and consistency of expression of body and facial masculinity is important in signaling male mating tactics and sociosexual attitudes.

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Testosterone‐dependent facial and body traits predict men's sociosexual attitudes and behaviors

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Muñoz-Reyes

Pita

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American J Hum Biol

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“…However, women's attractiveness judgments of facially masculine men vary considerably across studies, being higher for feminized faces in some [20,47], masculinized faces in others [23,48,49], while in several studies women's preferences were equivocal [50]. This variation may be explained by the social costs associated with masculinity in men as facially masculine men report higher preferences for short-term than long-term relationships [51,52], engage in more short-term than long-term relationships [46,53], state greater interest in extra-pair relationships [54], and engage in more extra-pair relationships than royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rsos R. Soc. open sci.…”

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A multivariate analysis of women's mating strategies and sexual selection on men's facial morphology

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“…[], Arnocky et al. []). Hence, evidence on sexual dimorphism in fWHR is important for supporting this hypothesis (Lefevre et al.…”

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Facial Structure and Achievement Drive: Evidence from Financial Analysts

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Zeng

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J of Accounting Research

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We use a large pictorial sample of Chinese financial analysts to test the association between facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) and performance in men. Financial analysts offer an ideal setting for our investigation because we can objectively track individual analysts' behaviors and performance. We find that high-fWHR analysts are more likely to conduct corporate site visits and they X. HE ET AL. exhibit better performance. The positive fWHR-performance association survives a battery of robustness checks and the association is more pronounced for analysts with lower status, for firms with higher uncertainty, and for analysts facing more intense competition. Our results suggest that the dominant trait predicted by fWHR is achievement drive. JEL codes: M20; M40; M41; M50

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The Facial Width-to-Height Ratio Predicts Sex Drive, Sociosexuality, and Intended Infidelity

Cited by 36 publications

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Testosterone‐dependent facial and body traits predict men's sociosexual attitudes and behaviors

Testosterone‐dependent facial and body traits predict men's sociosexual attitudes and behaviors

A multivariate analysis of women's mating strategies and sexual selection on men's facial morphology

Facial Structure and Achievement Drive: Evidence from Financial Analysts

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