Journal article
Preferences for Sexually Dimorphic Body Characteristics Revealed in a Large Sample of Speed Daters
Social Psychological and Personality Science, Vol.12(2), pp.225-236
2021
Abstract
While hundreds of studies have investigated the indices that make up attractive body shapes, these studies were based on preferences measured in the laboratory using pictorial stimuli. Whether these preferences translate into real-time, face-to-face evaluations of potential partners is unclear. Here, 539 (275 female) participants in 75 laboratory-based sessions had their body dimensions measured before engaging in round-robin speed dates. After each date, they rated each other's body, face, personality, and overall attractiveness and noted whether they would go on a date with the partner. Women with smaller waists and lower waist-to-hip ratios were found most attractive, and men with broader shoulders and higher shoulder-to-waist (or hips) ratios were found most attractive. Taller individuals were preferred by both sexes. Our results show that body dimensions associated with greater health, reproductive value (in women), and formidability (in men) influence face-to-face evaluations of attractiveness, consistent with a role of intersexual selection in shaping human bodies.
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- Title
- Preferences for Sexually Dimorphic Body Characteristics Revealed in a Large Sample of Speed Daters
- Authors
- Morgan J Sidari (Author) - University of QueenslandAnthony J Lee (Author) - University of StirlingSean C Murphy (Author)James M Sherlock (Author) - University of QueenslandBarnaby J W Dixson (Author) - University of QueenslandBrendan P Zietsch (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Social Psychological and Personality Science, Vol.12(2), pp.225-236
- Publisher
- Sage Publications, Inc.
- DOI
- 10.1177/1948550619882925
- ISSN
- 1948-5506
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Health - Psychology
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99619208502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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