Women’s preferences for men’s facial masculinity are strongest under favorable ecological conditions

• Main Authors: MARCINKOWSKA, U. M., RANTALA, M. J., LEE, A. J., KOZLOV, M. V., AAVIK, T., CAI, H., CONTRERAS- GARDUNO, J., DIXON, B. J., DAVID, O. A., LI, Norman P., LI, Norman. P., ONYISHI, I. E., PRASAI, K., PAZHOOHI, F., PROKOP, P., ROSALES CARDOZO, S. L., SYDNEY, N., TANIGUCHI, H., KRAMS, I., DIXON, B. J. W.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Gender and Sexuality; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2993; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4250&context=soss_research
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The strength of sexual selection on secondary sexual traits varies depending on prevailing economic and ecological conditions. In humans, cross-cultural evidence suggests women’s preferences for men’s testosterone dependent masculine facial traits are stronger under conditions where health is compro...