Facial masculinity is a cue to women's dominance

Quist, M., Watkins, C.D., Smith, F.G., Debruine, L.M. and Jones, B.C. (2011) Facial masculinity is a cue to women's dominance. Personality and Individual Differences, 50(7), pp. 1089-1093. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.01.032)

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Abstract

Although there is compelling evidence for associations between facial masculinity and indices of dominance in men, few studies have tested for corresponding associations in women. Here we found that (1) ratings of women's facial masculinity were correlated with their scores on a dominance questionnaire, and (2) prototypes with the average facial characteristics of women with high scores on the dominance questionnaire were judged to be more masculine than prototypes with the average facial characteristics of women with low scores. These findings suggest an association between facial masculinity and dominance in women, complementing prior work reporting that masculine women are perceived to be more dominant than their relatively feminine peers.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:DeBruine, Professor Lisa and Jones, Professor Benedict
Authors: Quist, M., Watkins, C.D., Smith, F.G., Debruine, L.M., and Jones, B.C.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience
Journal Name:Personality and Individual Differences
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0191-8869

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