The importance of face-shape masculinity for perceptions of male dominance depends on study design

J Dong, K Leger, VKM Shiramizu, UM Marcinkowska… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Dominance perceptions play an important role in social interactions. Although many
researchers have proposed that shape masculinity is an important facial cue for dominance …

What constitutes the perception of facial typicality?

K Kleisner, Z Štěrbová, V Fiala - Personality and Individual Differences, 2024 - Elsevier
Facial typicality plays a significant role in social interactions as an ingroup marker. We have
investigated how physical attributes and perceived psychological characteristics are …

Sexual Dimorphism: The Interrelation of Shape and Color

Š Pokorný, O Pavlovič, K Kleisner - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Sex-typicality displayed as sexual dimorphism of the human face is a key feature enabling
sex recognition. It is also believed to be a cue for perceiving biological quality and it plays an …

The cultural learning account of first impressions

R Cook, A Eggleston, H Over - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2022 - cell.com
Humans spontaneously attribute character traits to strangers based on their facial
appearance. Although these 'first impressions' typically have no basis in reality, some …

Cross-cultural perception of strength, attractiveness, aggressiveness and helpfulness of Maasai male faces calibrated to handgrip strength

ML Butovskaya, VV Rostovstseva, AA Mezentseva… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Previous research has demonstrated that Maasai and Europeans tend to align in their
ratings of the physical strength and aggressiveness of Maasai male faces, calibrated to hand …

Facial masculinity

LH Lidborg - Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Like the majority of mammalian species, humans show sexual dimorphism: the two sexes
exhibit sex-typical morphological (morphology ¼ physical shape) and behavioral traits …

Men who practice risky hobbies are more physically masculine

ML Butovskaya, YI Adam… - Ètnografičeskoe …, 2023 - journals.rcsi.science
The aim of the study was to investigate specific morphological and psychological
characteristics of representatives of leisure communities focused on taking high risks …