The role of femininity and averageness of voice pitch in aesthetic judgments of women's voices
The role of femininity and averageness of voice pitch in aesthetic judgments of women's voices
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DOI：
10.1068/p5514
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
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影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Perrett, David I.
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作者：
Feinberg, David R.;DeBruine, Lisa M.;Perrett, David I.
虽然在听觉刺激（如音乐）和非面部物体（如手表）中，人们更喜欢平均，但夸张的女性特征比女性面部的平均特征更受欢迎。为了确定男性是否更喜欢女性声音中的女性气质而不是平均特征，我们进行了一项相关研究（研究1），以评估音高与吸引力评级之间的关系。我们发现，音高和吸引力评级之间存在正线性关系。在研究2中，我们用低（低于平均水平）、平均和高（高于平均水平）的音调来控制女性的声音，并测量男性的偏好。在所有的起始音高中，男性更喜欢女性的高音调声音。这些发现表明，男性更喜欢女性的高音高而不是平均音高。
Although averageness is preferred in auditory stimuli (eg music) and non-face objects (eg wristwatches), exaggerated feminine characteristics are preferred to averageness in female faces. To establish whether or not men prefer femininity in female voices to average characteristics, we conducted a correlational study (study 1) to assess the relationship between voice pitch and attractiveness ratings. We found a positive linear relationship between voice pitch and attractiveness ratings. In study 2 we manipulated pitch in women's voices with low (lower than average), average, and high (higher than average) starting pitches and gauged men's preferences. Men preferred women's voices with raised pitch for all levels of starting pitch. These findings suggest that men prefer high voice pitch to average voice pitch in women's voices.