Although previous studies of individual differences in preferences for masculinity in male
faces have typically emphasized the importance of factors such as changes in levels of sex …

Most studies of female facial masculinity preference have relied upon self-reported
preference, with participants selecting or rating the attractiveness of faces that differ in …

Symmetry and masculinity in human faces have been proposed to be cues to the quality of
the owner. Accordingly, symmetry is generally found attractive in male and female faces, and …

Face adaptation paradigms have been used extensively to investigate the mechanisms
underlying the processing of several different facial characteristics including face shape …

Studies on mate preferences have demonstrated that women's perception of male
attractiveness is sensitive to men's facial masculinity, and that women's preferences for facial …

Our reactions to facial self–resemblance could reflect either specialized responses to cues
of kinship or by–products of the general perceptual mechanisms of face encoding and mere …

Across two studies, sexually unrestricted men and women showed heightened sensitivity to
female facial symmetry (a signal of genetic fitness) and female sexual receptivity (happy …

A large literature proposes that preferences for exaggerated sex typicality in human faces
(masculinity/femininity) reflect a long evolutionary history of sexual and social selection. This …

Evidence for attraction to sexually dimorphic features in male faces is inconsistent in the
literature. Mixed results regarding facial masculinity and male attractiveness may arise partly …

Masculinity in male faces is thought to be a sign of mate quality and is associated with
measures of long-term health. Previous studies have demonstrated that women's …