In the face of dominance: Self-perceived and other-perceived dominance are positively associated with facial-width-to-height ratio in men

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 115-118

  Mileva, V R ^a   Cowan, M L ^a   Cobey, K D ^a   Knowles, K K ^a   Little, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dominance; Facial metrics; Facial width to height ratio; Prestige; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902458229     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.05.019     Document Type: Article

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