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Evidence from Meta-Analyses of the Facial Width-to-Height Ratio as an Evolved Cue of Threat
- S. Geniole, Thomas F. Denson, B. Dixson, J. Carré, C. McCormick
- Psychology, Medicine
- PloS one
- 16 July 2015
The facial width-to-height ratio (FWHR) is the width of the face divided by the height of the upper face. There is mixed evidence for the hypothesis that the FWHR is a cue of threat and dominance in… Expand
Eye-Tracking of Men’s Preferences for Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Breast Size of Women
- B. Dixson, G. Grimshaw, W. Linklater, A. Dixson
- Psychology, Medicine
- Archives of sexual behavior
- 1 February 2011
Studies of human physical traits and mate preferences often use questionnaires asking participants to rate the attractiveness of images. Female waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), breast size, and facial… Expand
Studies of human physique and sexual attractiveness: Sexual preferences of men and women in China
- B. Dixson, A. Dixson, Baoguo Li, M. Anderson
- Psychology, Medicine
- American journal of human biology : the official…
- 2007
Men and women at Northwest University (n = 631), Xi'an, China, were asked to rate the attractiveness of male or female figures manipulated to vary somatotype, waist‐to‐hip ratio (WHR), secondary… Expand
The role of facial hair in women's perceptions of men's attractiveness, health, masculinity and parenting abilities
Facial hair strongly influences people's judgments of men's socio-sexual attributes. However, the nature of these judgments is often contradictory. The levels of intermediate facial hair growth… Expand
Beards augment perceptions of men's age, social status, and aggressiveness, but not attractiveness
- B. Dixson, Paul L. Vasey
- Biology
- 1 May 2012
The beard is a strikingly sexually dimorphic androgen-dependent secondary sexual trait in humans. Darwin posited that beards evolved in human ancestors via female choice as a highly attractive… Expand
Cross-cultural consensus for waist–hip ratio and women's attractiveness
- D. Singh, B. Dixson, T. Jessop, Bethan Morgan, A. Dixson
- Psychology
- 1 May 2010
In women of reproductive age, a gynoid body fat distribution as measured by the size of waist–hip ratio (WHR) is a reliable indicator of their sex hormone profile, greater success in pregnancy and… Expand
Human Physique and Sexual Attractiveness: Sexual Preferences of Men and Women in Bakossiland, Cameroon
- B. Dixson, A. Dixson, Bethan Morgan, M. Anderson
- Psychology, Medicine
- Archives of sexual behavior
- 1 June 2007
Men and women living in a rural community in Bakossiland, Cameroon were asked to rate the attractiveness of images of male or female figures manipulated to vary in somatotype, waist-to-hip ratio… Expand
Men’s Preferences for Women’s Breast Morphology in New Zealand, Samoa, and Papua New Guinea
- B. Dixson, Paul L. Vasey, K. Sagata, Nokuthaba Sibanda, W. Linklater, A. Dixson
- Psychology, Medicine
- Archives of sexual behavior
- 1 December 2011
Sexual selection via mate choice may have influenced the evolution of women’s breast morphology. We conducted an image-based questionnaire quantifying and comparing the preferences of men from Papua… Expand
Eye Tracking of Men’s Preferences for Female Breast Size and Areola Pigmentation
- B. Dixson, G. Grimshaw, W. Linklater, A. Dixson
- Psychology, Medicine
- Archives of sexual behavior
- 1 February 2011
Sexual selection via male mate choice has often been implicated in the evolution of permanently enlarged breasts in women. While questionnaire studies have shown that men find female breasts visually… Expand
Human Physique and Sexual Attractiveness in Men and Women: A New Zealand–U.S. Comparative Study
- B. Dixson, A. Dixson, Phil Bishop, A. Parish
- Medicine, Psychology
- Archives of sexual behavior
- 1 June 2010
Men and women living in New Zealand and California completed five studies regarding human physique and sexual attractiveness. In Studies 1–3, women rated images of male stimuli and, in Studies 4–5,… Expand
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