Exposure to sexually attractive men decreases women's preferences for feminine faces

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-230

  Welling, Lisa L M ^a   Jones, Benedict C ^a   DeBruine, Lisa M ^a   Little, Anthony C ^b   Smith, Finlay G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attraction; Derogation; Face preference; Facial attractiveness; Mate choice; Mate preference; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 50049107579     PISSN: 17892082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JEP.6.2008.3.5     Document Type: Article

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