{"id":24054,"date":"2018-05-15T10:06:13","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T14:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/?p=24054"},"modified":"2022-03-16T11:58:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:58:11","slug":"women-prefer-masculine-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/women-prefer-masculine-faces\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Most Women Prefer More Masculine Faces?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why do the majority of women prefer more masculine faces in men? Previous research has suggested this is due to changes in women\u2019s fertility hormones and the idea that masculine men appear to have a greater genetic \u201cfitness\u201d for reproduction. <\/span><\/p>\n

A team of researchers from the University of Glasgow, however, has <\/span>recently found<\/span><\/a> that women\u2019s perception of male attractiveness is not linked to fertility-related hormonal changes. <\/span><\/p>\n

The researchers collected data from nearly 600 heterosexual women over the course of five years and found that while the majority of women prefer more masculine faces, it has nothing to do with changes in hormone levels. <\/span><\/p>\n

This research is the largest to date on the subject.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This study is noteworthy for its scale and scope — previous studies typically examined small samples of women using limited measures,” <\/span>Benedict Jones<\/span><\/a>, professor of psychology at the University of Glasgow, said in a statement<\/span>. “With much larger sample sizes and direct measures of hormonal status, we weren’t able to replicate effects of hormones on women’s preferences for masculine faces.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The paper is published in <\/span>Psychological Science<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Study <\/b><\/h2>\n

The researchers recruited 584 women to participate in weekly test sessions lasting between two and 15 weeks. <\/span><\/p>\n

Most women participated in 10 weekly sessions, and all of the women were asked the same questions each week. These questions included if they were in a romantic relationship, and whether or not they were using hormonal contraceptives. Additionally, the women provided a saliva sample for hormone analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The women then completed a face-preference task, in which the researchers showed them 10 pairs of male faces. Each pair was a digitally altered version of the same face, with one altered to look more masculine and the other more feminine.<\/span><\/p>\n