Visual cues to female physical attractiveness
Visual cues to female physical attractiveness
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DOI：
10.1098/rspb.1999.0624
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发表时间：
1999-01-22
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Cornelissen, PL
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作者：
Tovée, MJ;Maisey, DS;Cornelissen, PL
进化心理学表明，女性的性吸引力基于健康和生殖潜力的线索。近年来，研究主要集中在腰部宽度与臀部宽度的比率（腰臀比（WHR））。人们认为低腰臀比（即曲线美的身材）对应于高生育能力的最佳脂肪分布，因此这种体形应该非常有吸引力。在本文中，我们提供的证据表明，体重与身高（体重指数（BMI））相比，是性吸引力的主要决定因素，而不是腰臀比。 BMI 还与健康和生殖潜力密切相关。此外，我们还展示了先前研究中表观 BMI 和腰臀比的协变如何导致高估腰臀比在女性吸引力感知中的重要性。最后，我们展示了周长面积比 (PAR) 等视觉线索如何提供准确可靠的个人 BMI 指数，并可供观察者用来区分潜在伴侣。
Evolutionary psychology suggests that a woman's sexual attractiveness is based on cues of health and reproductive potential. In recent years, research has focused on the ratio of the width of the waist to the width of the hips (the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)). A low WHR (i.e. a curvaceous body) is believed to correspond to the optimal fat distribution for high fertility, and so this shape should be highly attractive. In this paper we present evidence that weight scaled for height (the body mass index (BMI)) is the primary determinant of sexual attractiveness rather than WHR. BMI is also strongly linked to health and reproductive potential. Furthermore, we show how covariation of apparent BMI and WHR in previous studies led to the overestimation of the importance of WHR in the perception of female attractiveness. Finally, we show how visual cues, such as the perimeter-area ratio (PAR), can provide an accurate and reliable index of an individual's BMI and could be used by an observer to differentiate between potential partners.