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Archive for the ‘Attraction & Beauty’ Category
Women more attracted to men in red
In the United States, England, Germany and China, women found men more appealing when they were either pictured wearing red or framed in red, compared with other colors. The finding is reported in the August issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, published by the American Psychological Association.
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Even Men Born Blind Prefer a Low Waist to Hip Ratio in Women
Psychological research published in Evolution and Human Behavior found that men born blind preferred lower a waist-to-hip-ratio in women than a higher waist-to-hip ratio.
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The Face is More Important than the Body in Judgments of Physical Attractiveness
Psychological research published in Evolution and Human Behavior suggests that the face is more important to judgments of overall level of attractiveness than the body.
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Reading the Look of Love
How fast you can judge whether a person of the opposite sex is looking at you depends on how masculine or feminine they look, according to a new study. The researchers speculate that there may be an evolutionary advantage to quickly noticing when a hottie is looking at you.
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College-Aged Women Report that Creativity is More Attractive than Intelligence
There are numerous factors that influence the perception of a man’s attractiveness, including his physical appearance, social status, wealth, and personality. Research conducted at the University of California suggests that two other factors, creativity and intelligence, also positively influence a man’s attractiveness to women.
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Both Women And Men Report Finding A Good Sense Of Humor Attractive
In 2009, the Journal of Psychology published a study that investigated the effect of different levels of humor on attractiveness and desirability as a long-term partner.
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Men’s Personality and Preferences in Female Body Shape
Back in 1968, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology published a study that investigated the relationship between a man’s personality and his preference for certain female body shapes.
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Body Weight And Probability of Having A Physically Attractive Partner
In 2008, the Journal of Marriage and Family published a study that investigated the relationship between obesity and the attractiveness of one’s romantic partner. The study analyzed data from Wave 3 of the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health.
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African American College Students Find Normal Weight Women with 0.7 WHR Most Attractive
Young African American men and women report finding average weight women with a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) of 0.7 and 0.8 as most attractive, according to a study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders in 2004.
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Body Fat and Female Attractiveness: Rules and Exceptions
A growing body of psychological and anthropological research is putting into question thinness as the ideal form of female beauty. Many people think that in order to be attractive, you must be thin.
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