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12496738

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-23
pubmed:abstractText
A fundamental assumption of adaptive explanations of female attractiveness is that bodily features that males judge as attractive reliably signal youthfulness, healthiness, and fertility or female mate value. One of the bodily features, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), is a reliable indicator of a female's reproductive age, sex hormone profile, parity and risk for various diseases. Systematic variation in the size of WHR also systematically affects the judgment of female attractiveness, healthiness, and youthfulness. This article summarizes recent findings about the relationship between female's WHR and various factors affecting reproductive capability and risk for diseases. Research on the relationship between attractiveness and WHR is discussed in light of some methodological objections to previous research. Finally, cross-cultural and historical data are presented that suggest that the relationship between WHR and female attractiveness is not culture-specific and not inculcated by modern Western fashion dictates or media.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0172-780X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23 Suppl 4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
81-91
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Female mate value at a glance: relationship of waist-to-hip ratio to health, fecundity and attractiveness.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. singh@mail.utexas.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review