Sex-dimorphic face shape preference in heterosexual and homosexual men and women

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1289-1296

  Glassenberg, Aaron N ^a   Feinberg, David R ^d   Jones, Benedict C ^b   Little, Anthony C ^c   DeBruine, Lisa M ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Face; Femininity; Heterosexual; Homosexual; Masculinity; Sociosexual orientation inventory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FACE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FACE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 78651062359     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9559-6     Document Type: Article

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