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Male facial cues to physical strength in Europe: Medium-strength preference and higher aggressiveness attribution to the weakest.

Katrin SchaeferVeronika Melis SeiserSimon PruchaVerena KerschbaumerBernhard FinkSonja Windhager
Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2024)
The rating patterns of physical strength, attractiveness, and aggressiveness for European male facial morphs exhibit similarity to previous ratings of Maasai male faces. Therefore, the current findings corroborate the suggestion of a common mechanism for social attributions based on facial cues to physical strength, modulated by local ecology and societal context.
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