Integrating evolutionary signaling theory with a social attention approach, we argue that
individuals possess a fast, automated mechanism for detecting leadership signals in fellow …

Research on the perception of faces typically assumes that there are some universal values
of attractiveness which are shared across individuals and cultures. The perception of …

Purpose Facial femininity in men is purportedly used as a cue by women as a signal of
paternal involvement. However, evidence for this claim is questionable. Previous findings …

Faces carry significant social information and, as such, humans need to allocate attention to
them. In particular, facial attractiveness is an important dimension that considerably …

Sexual selection has shaped women's preferences for ideal physical features in men that
signal good health. Facial masculinity is often used as a proxy in signaling health, viability …

When interacting with strangers, people tend to draw inferences pertaining to the strangers'
personality traits based on their facial information, which leads to differential feelings of trust …

Objectives Previous research revealed that in some African populations, food‐production
strategies are associated with facial shape. Nomadic pastoralists living in the African …

During evolution, humans faced the trade-off between preferences for feminine and
masculine traits which are presumably connected to parental care, and genetic quality or …

Research indicates that partnered women prefer masculinized male faces more strongly
than unpartnered women. Furthermore, unpartnered women of unrestricted sociosexual …

Frequent consumption of sexually explicit material (SEM) on the internet may influence
attitudes toward sex (eg, sociosexuality), and sociosexuality may influence people's …