Preferences for variation in masculinity in real male faces change across the menstrual cycle: Women prefer more masculine faces when they are more fertile
Preferences for variation in masculinity in real male faces change across the menstrual cycle: Women prefer more masculine faces when they are more fertile
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DOI：
10.1016/j.paid.2008.05.024
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发表时间：
2008-10-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
DeBruine, Lisa M.
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作者：
Little, Anthony C.;Jones, Benedict C.;DeBruine, Lisa M.
在女性中，对气味和某些身体和行为男性特征的偏好发生了周期性变化。例如，女性在生育高峰期比在月经周期的其他时间更喜欢男性化的男性面孔。在以前的研究中，使用的人脸图像都是使用计算机图形技术处理的。这里.我们研究了未被操纵的真实的男性面孔中对感知到的男性气质的偏好的变化，以解决与使用面部中的操纵的男性气质的发现的一致性。我们发现，如果女性处于当前的浪漫关系中，那么当她们的生育能力可能最高时（在她们周期的卵泡期），女性更喜欢男性面孔中的男性气质。这些结果表明，妇女的喜好感知性别二型性真实的男性面孔遵循类似的模式，发现操纵性别二型性。这表明在偏好研究中，男性面孔中被操纵的和真实的男子气概产生了类似的结果。周期性的偏好可能会影响女性选择一个伴侣，这个伴侣拥有可能通过在最有可能怀孕的时候吸引更多的男性来提高后代质量的特征。或者当投资很重要时，通过吸引减少的男性气质来提高合作伙伴的投资。(C)2008爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
In women cyclical shifts in preference have been documented for odour and certain physical and behavioral male traits. For example, women prefer more masculinised male faces when at peak fertility than at other times in their menstrual cycle. In previous studies, the face images used have all been manipulated using computer graphic techniques. Here. we examine variation in preferences for perceived masculinity in unmanipulated real male faces to address consistency with findings using manipulated masculinity in faces. We show that women prefer greater masculinity in male faces at times when their fertility is likely to be highest (during the follicular phase of their cycle) if they are in a current romantic relationship. These results indicate that women's preferences for perceived sexual dimorphism in real male faces follow a similar pattern as found for manipulated sexual dimorphism. suggesting that manipulated and real masculinity in male faces generate similar results in preference studies. Cyclical preferences could influence women to select a partner who possesses traits that may enhance her offspring's quality via an attraction to increased masculinity at times when conception is most likely. or serve to improve partner investment via an attraction to reduced Masculinity when investment is important. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.