Preference for facial self-resemblance and attractiveness in human mate choice

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1263-1270

  Kocsor, Ferenc ^a   Rezneki, Rita ^a   Juhász, Szabolcs ^a   Bereczkei, Tamás ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Facial similarity; Homogamy; Sex differences in mate choice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEAUTY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82355172785     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9723-z     Document Type: Article

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