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Raised salivary testosterone in women is associated with increased attraction to masculine faces
被引:171
作者:
Welling, L. L. M.
Jones, B. C.
[1
]
DeBruine, L. M.
Conway, C. A.
Smith, M. J. Law
Little, A. C.
Feinberg, D. R.
Sharp, M. A.
Al-Dujaili, E. A. S.
机构:
[1] Univ Aberdeen, Sch Psychol, Face Res Lab, Aberdeen, Scotland
[2] Univ St Andrews, Sch Psychol, St Andrews KY16 9AJ, Fife, Scotland
[3] Univ Stirling, Dept Psychol, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland
[4] Harvard Univ, Dept Psychol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[5] Wolverhampton Univ, Dept Psychol, Wolverhampton, W Midlands, England
[6] Queen Margaret Univ Coll, Fac Hlth & Social Sci, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
关键词:
face perception;
attractiveness;
sexual dimorphism;
testosterone;
menstrual cycle;
androgen;
D O I:
10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.01.010
中图分类号:
B84 [心理学];
C [社会科学总论];
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号:
03 ;
0303 ;
030303 ;
04 ;
0402 ;
摘要:
Women's preferences for masculinity in men's faces, voices and behavioral displays change during the menstrual cycle and are strongest around ovulation. While previous findings suggest that change in progesterone level is an important hormonal mechanism for such variation, it is likely that changes in the levels of other hormones will also contribute to cyclic variation in masculinity preferences. Here we compared women's preferences for masculine faces at two points in the menstrual cycle where women differed in salivary testosterone, but not in salivary progesterone or estrogen. Preferences for masculinity were strongest when women's testosterone levels were relatively high. Our findings complement those from previous studies that show systematic variation in masculinity preferences during the menstrual cycle and suggest that change in testosterone level may play an important role in cyclic shifts in women's preferences for masculine traits. (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier Inc.
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页码:156 / 161
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