Benedict C. Jones
No compelling evidence that more physically attractive young adult women have higher estradiol or progesterone
Jones, Benedict C.; Hahn, Amanda C.; Fisher, Claire I.; Wang, Hongyi; Kandrik, Michal; Lao, Junpeng; Han, Chengyang; Lee, Anthony J.; Holzleitner, Iris J.; DeBruine, Lisa M.
Authors
Amanda C. Hahn
Claire I. Fisher
Hongyi Wang
Michal Kandrik
Junpeng Lao
Chengyang Han
Anthony J. Lee
Dr. Iris Holzleitner Iris.Holzleitner@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Lisa M. DeBruine
Abstract
Putative associations between sex hormones and attractive physical characteristics in women are central to many theories of human physical attractiveness and mate choice. Although such theories have become very influential, evidence that physically attractive and unattractive women have different hormonal profiles is equivocal. Consequently, we investigated hypothesized relationships between salivary estradiol and progesterone and two aspects of women’s physical attractiveness that are commonly assumed to be correlated with levels of these hormones: facial attractiveness (N = 249) and waist-to-hip ratio (N = 247). Our analyses revealed no compelling evidence that women with more attractive faces or lower (i.e., more attractive) waist-to-hip ratios had higher levels of estradiol or progesterone. One analysis did suggest that women with more attractive waist-to-hip ratios had significantly higher progesterone, but the relationship was weak and the relationship not significant in other analyses. These results do not support the influential hypothesis that between-women differences in physical attractiveness are related to estradiol and/or progesterone.
Citation
Jones, B. C., Hahn, A. C., Fisher, C. I., Wang, H., Kandrik, M., Lao, J., …DeBruine, L. M. (2018). No compelling evidence that more physically attractive young adult women have higher estradiol or progesterone. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 98, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.07.026
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 25, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 26, 2018 |
Publication Date | 2018-12 |
Deposit Date | Jun 11, 2021 |
Journal | Psychoneuroendocrinology |
Print ISSN | 0306-4530 |
Electronic ISSN | 1873-3360 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 98 |
Pages | 1-5 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.07.026 |
Keywords | Menstrual cycle; attractiveness; faces; WHR; estradiol; progesterone; steroid hormones |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7460640 |
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