Facial width-to-height ratio predicts achievement drive in US presidents

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 855-857

  Lewis, G J ^a   Lefevre, C E ^b   Bates, T C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achievement drive; Dominance; Facial structure; Facial width to height ratio; Political behavior; Presidents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858152192     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.12.030     Document Type: Article

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