Facial Attractiveness, but not Facial Masculinity, is Used as a Cue to Paternal Involvement in Fathers.
Facial Attractiveness, but not Facial Masculinity, is Used as a Cue to Paternal Involvement in Fathers.
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10.1007/s40750-023-00217-y
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发表时间：
2023-06-02
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1.6
通讯作者：
Lee, Anthony J
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作者：
Bartlome, Ronja I;Lee, Anthony J
据称，男性面部的女性气质被女性用作父亲参与的信号。然而，这一说法的证据是值得怀疑的。之前的研究结果表明，父亲的参与与睾丸激素有关，但没有直接研究面部男子气概，而其他研究发现，面部男子气概与父亲参与的看法负相关，但没有评估这一判断的准确性。在这里，我们评估男性面部的男子气概是否被用作父亲参与的线索，以及这一线索是否准确。我们收集了259名男性(其中156名是父亲)的面部照片，他们也完成了父亲参与的自我报告。然后，另一组评分者根据面部男子气概、吸引力和感知的父亲参与程度对面部图像进行评级。使用几何形态计量学从图像中计算出形状和性别的二形性。我们发现，面部男子气概与父亲参与的感觉无关，也与自我报告的父亲参与无关。有趣的是，面部吸引力与父亲参与的感知呈负相关，我们发现了部分证据表明，面部吸引力也与自我报告的父亲参与负相关。这些发现挑战了这样一种假设，即性别二型性被用来暗示父亲的参与，或许还表明，面部吸引力对这种判断更重要。网上版载有补充材料，可在10.1007/s40750-023-00217-y查阅。
Facial femininity in men is purportedly used as a cue by women as a signal of paternal involvement. However, evidence for this claim is questionable. Previous findings have shown that paternal involvement is linked to testosterone, but have not investigated facial masculinity directly, while other studies have found that facial masculinity is negatively associated with perceptions of paternal involvement but do not assess the accuracy of this judgement. Here, we assess whether facial masculinity in men is used as a cue to paternal involvement, and whether this cue is accurate. We collected facial photographs of 259 men (156 of which were fathers) who also completed self-report measures of paternal involvement. Facial images were then rated by a separate group of raters on facial masculinity, attractiveness, and perceived paternal involvement. Shape sexual dimorphism was also calculated from the images using geometric morphometrics. We found that facial masculinity was not associated with perceptions of paternal involvement, nor was it related with self-reported paternal involvement. Interestingly, facial attractiveness was negatively associated with perceptions of paternal involvement, and we found partial evidence that facial attractiveness was also negatively associated with self-reported paternal involvement. These findings challenge the hypothesis that sexual dimorphism is used as a cue to paternal involvement, and perhaps indicate that facial attractiveness is more important for this judgement instead. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40750-023-00217-y.