Several studies have examined
the individual effects of facial cues to height, masculinity, and age on
interpersonal interactions and partner preferences. We know much less about the
influence of these traits on each other.
We, therefore, examined how facial
cues to height, masculinity, and age influence perceptions of each other and
found significant overlap. This suggests that studies investigating the effects
of one of these traits in isolation may need to account for the influence of
the other two traits. Additionally, there is inconsistent evidence on how each
of these three facial traits affects dominance.
We, therefore, investigated how
varying such traits influences perceptions of dominance in male faces. We found
that increases in perceived height, masculinity, and age (up to 35 years) all
increased facial dominance.
Our results may reflect perceptual generalizations
from sex differences as men are on average taller, more dominant, and age
faster than women. Furthermore, we found that the influences of height and age
on perceptions of dominance are mediated by masculinity. These results give us
a better understanding of the facial characteristics that convey the appearance
of dominance, a trait that is linked to a wealth of real-world outcomes.
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By:
- 1School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, UK jcb23@st-andrews.ac.uk.
- 2Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Canada.
- 3School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, UK.
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