Facial Structure Is a Reliable Cue of Aggressive Behavior
Facial Structure Is a Reliable Cue of Aggressive Behavior
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02423.x
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发表时间：
2009-10-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Mondloch, Catherine J.
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作者：
Carre, Justin M.;McCormick, Cheryl M.;Mondloch, Catherine J.
脸部宽高比是一种性别二态指标，它与身体大小无关，可能是由性别选择决定的。我们最近发现，这一指标与男性的行为攻击性有关。在研究1中，观察者估计了拍摄到中性面部表情的男性的攻击性倾向，并对他们进行了攻击性的行为测量。这些估计与刺激性面部的宽高比以及男性的实际攻击性密切相关。这些结果在研究2中重复，在研究2中，每个刺激面的暴露时间缩短到39ms。在研究2(暴露39毫秒)和研究1(暴露2000毫秒)之间，参与者对每个刺激面孔的攻击性的估计高度相关。这些发现表明，面部宽高比可能是用来预测他人攻击性倾向的线索。
Facial width-to-height ratio is a sexually dimorphic metric that is independent of body size and may have been shaped by sexual selection. We recently showed that this metric is correlated with behavioral aggression in men. In Study 1, observers estimated the propensity for aggression of men photographed displaying neutral facial expressions and for whom a behavioral measure of aggression was obtained. The estimates were correlated strongly with the facial width-to-height ratio of the stimulus faces and with the actual aggression of the men. These results were replicated in Study 2, in which the exposure to each stimulus face was shortened to 39 ms. Participants' estimates of aggression for each stimulus face were highly correlated between Study 2 (39-ms exposure) and Study 1 (2,000-ms exposure). These findings suggest that the facial width-to-height ratio may be a cue used to predict propensity for aggression in others.