The effects of facial hair manipulation on female perceptions of attractiveness, masculinity, and dominance in male faces

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 373-377

  Neave, Nick ^a   Shields, Kerry ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Dominance; Facial hair; Humans; Masculinity; Mate preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 47049086158     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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