Facial width-to-height ratio predicts self-reported dominance and aggression in males and females, but a measure of masculinity does not
Facial width-to-height ratio predicts self-reported dominance and aggression in males and females, but a measure of masculinity does not
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DOI：
10.1098/rsbl.2014.0729
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发表时间：
2014-10-01
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3.3
通讯作者：
Penton-Voak, Ian S.
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作者：
Lefevre, Carmen E.;Etchells, Peter J.;Penton-Voak, Ian S.
最近，有报道称面部结构与攻击行为之间存在关联。具体来说，面部宽高比（fWHR）被认为与攻击性有关，尽管尚不清楚这种关联是否与攻击性的特定维度有关，或者与更普遍的支配行为概念有关。同样，有人提出面部男性气质与主导行为和攻击性行为之间存在关联，但迄今为止，这一点尚未得到正式测试。由于男性气质和 fWHR 呈负相关，因此两者不太可能表现出相似的行为。因此，在这里，我们测试了这些关联并表明：（i）fWHR 与自我报告的优势和攻击性相关； (ii) 身体攻击、言语攻击和愤怒，但与 fWHR 无关的敌意； (iii) 没有证据表明腰臀比和攻击性之间的关联存在性别差异； (iv) 面部男性气质指数不能预测支配性或攻击性。总而言之，这些结果表明，fWHR（而非面部男性气质的衡量标准）暗示了两性的主导地位和特定类型的攻击性。
Recently, associations between facial structure and aggressive behaviour have been reported. Specifically, the facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) is thought to link to aggression, although it is unclear whether this association is related to a specific dimension of aggression, or to a more generalized concept of dominance behaviour. Similarly, an association has been proposed between facial masculinity and dominant and aggressive behaviour, but, to date, this has not been formally tested. Because masculinity and fWHR are negatively correlated, it is unlikely that both signal similar behaviours. Here, we thus tested these associations and show that: (i) fWHR is related to both self-reported dominance and aggression; (ii) physical aggression, verbal aggression and anger, but not hostility are associated with fWHR; (iii) there is no evidence for a sex difference in associations between fWHR and aggression; and (iv) the facial masculinity index does not predict dominance or aggression. Taken together, these results indicate that fWHR, but not a measure of facial masculinity, cues dominance and specific types of aggression in both sexes.