Chengyang Han
No clear evidence for correlations between handgrip strength and sexually dimorphic acoustic properties of voices
Han, Chengyang; Wang, Hongyi; Fasolt, Vanessa; Hahn, Amanda C; Holzleitner, Iris J; Lao, Junpeng; DeBruine, Lisa M; Feinberg, David R; Jones, Benedict C
Authors
Hongyi Wang
Vanessa Fasolt
Amanda C Hahn
Dr. Iris Holzleitner Iris.Holzleitner@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Junpeng Lao
Lisa M DeBruine
David R Feinberg
Benedict C Jones
Abstract
Objectives: Recent research on the signal value of masculine physical characteristics in men has focused on the possibility that such characteristics are valid cues of physical strength. However, evidence that sexually dimorphic vocal characteristics are correlated with physical strength is equivocal. Consequently, we undertook a further test for possible relationships between physical strength and masculine vocal characteristics.
Methods: We tested the putative relationships between White UK (N = 115) and Chinese (N = 106) participants' handgrip strength (a widely used proxy for general upper-body strength) and five sexually dimorphic acoustic properties of voices: fundamental frequency (F0), fundamental frequency's SD (F0-SD), formant dispersion (Df), formant position (Pf), and estimated vocal-tract length (VTL).
Results: Analyses revealed no clear evidence that stronger individuals had more masculine voices.
Conclusions: Our results do not support the hypothesis that masculine vocal characteristics are a valid cue of physical strength.
Citation
Han, C., Wang, H., Fasolt, V., Hahn, A. C., Holzleitner, I. J., Lao, J., …Jones, B. C. (2018). No clear evidence for correlations between handgrip strength and sexually dimorphic acoustic properties of voices. American Journal of Human Biology, 30(6), https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23178
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 31, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 24, 2018 |
Publication Date | 2018-11 |
Deposit Date | Jun 11, 2021 |
Journal | American Journal of Human Biology |
Print ISSN | 1042-0533 |
Electronic ISSN | 1520-6300 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 6 |
Article Number | e23178 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23178 |
Keywords | Sexual dimorphism; strength; voice |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7460667 |
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