The Influence of Body Composition Effects on Male Facial Masculinity and Attractiveness

Body mass index (BMI) and its facial correlates influence a range of perceptions including masculinity and attractiveness. BMI conflates body fat and muscle which are sexually dimorphic because men typically have more muscle but less fat than women. We therefore investigated the influence of facial...

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Main Authors: Xue Lei, Iris J. Holzleitner, David I. Perrett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
fat
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02658/full