Professor Lynda Boothroyd's Outputs (56)

Age at menarche predicts individual differences in women’s preferences for masculinized male voices in adulthood (2010)
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Jones, B., Boothroyd, L., Feinberg, D., & DeBruine, L. (2010). Age at menarche predicts individual differences in women’s preferences for masculinized male voices in adulthood. Personality and Individual Differences, 48(7), 860-863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.02.007

Although researchers have suggested that adult women who experienced early puberty may demonstrate particularly strong preferences for masculine men, evidence for such an association is equivocal. Here we show that adult women’s preferences for mascu... Read More about Age at menarche predicts individual differences in women’s preferences for masculinized male voices in adulthood.

Testing immuncompetence explanations of male facial masculinity (2009)
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Boothroyd, L. G., Lawson, J. F., & Burt, D. M. (2009). Testing immuncompetence explanations of male facial masculinity. Journal of cultural and evolutionary psychology, 7(1), 65-81. https://doi.org/10.1556/jep.7.2009.1.7

Currently the Immunocompetence Hypothesis dominates research into female attraction to male facial masculinity. Although studies have shown links between masculinity and possible indicators of health such as fluctuating asymmetry, preferences for fac... Read More about Testing immuncompetence explanations of male facial masculinity.

Father absence, parent-daughter relationships and partner preferences (2008)
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Boothroyd, L., & Perrett, D. (2008). Father absence, parent-daughter relationships and partner preferences. Journal of cultural and evolutionary psychology, 6(3), 187-205. https://doi.org/10.1556/jep.6.2008.3.3

The purpose of this research was to determine whether or not the father absence literature can be successfully used to predict patterns of female preferences for facial masculinity in young adulthood. Predictions were made based on the effect father... Read More about Father absence, parent-daughter relationships and partner preferences.

Is female attractiveness related to final reproductive success? (2008)
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Pawlowski, B., Boothroyd, L., Perrett, D., & Kluska, S. (2008). Is female attractiveness related to final reproductive success?. Collegium antropologicum, 32(2), 457-460

In order to test the assumption that female attractiveness relates to reproductive success, photographs of 47 rural Polish women taken in their youth were rated for attractiveness, and BMI at age 18 was recorded; these measures of attractiveness were... Read More about Is female attractiveness related to final reproductive success?.

Facial correlates of sociosexuality (2008)
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Boothroyd, L., Jones, B., Burt, D., DeBruine, L., & Perrett, D. (2008). Facial correlates of sociosexuality. Evolution and Human Behavior, 29(3), 211-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.12.009

Previous studies have documented variation in sexual behaviour between individuals leading to the notion of ‘restricted’ individuals (i.e., people who prefer long-term relationships) and ‘unrestricted’ individuals (i.e., people who are open to short-... Read More about Facial correlates of sociosexuality.

Partner characteristics associated with masculinity, health and maturity in male faces (2007)
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Boothroyd, L., Jones, B., Burt, D., & Perrett, D. (2007). Partner characteristics associated with masculinity, health and maturity in male faces. Personality and Individual Differences, 43(5), 1161-1173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2007.03.008

This research investigated the partner characteristics that are attributed to male facial masculinity, and how these characteristics compare to those attributed to increased age or health in faces. We found that masculinity is perceived as reflecting... Read More about Partner characteristics associated with masculinity, health and maturity in male faces.

Father-daughter relationship as a moderator of sexual imprinting: a facialmetric study (2007)
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Wiszewska, A., Pawlowski, B., & Boothroyd, L. (2007). Father-daughter relationship as a moderator of sexual imprinting: a facialmetric study. Evolution and Human Behavior, 28(4), 248-252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.02.006

This study investigated sexual imprinting in human females. Facial proportions of fathers were compared to the proportions of stimulus faces the participants found attractive. Women who rated their childhood relationships with their father highly sho... Read More about Father-daughter relationship as a moderator of sexual imprinting: a facialmetric study.

Facial and bodily correlates of family background (2006)
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Boothroyd, L., & Perrett, D. (2006). Facial and bodily correlates of family background. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273(1599), 2375-2380. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2006.3579

It has been suggested that absence of the father during early childhood has long-reaching effects on reproductive strategy and development of offspring. This paper reports two studies designed to investigate the physical characteristics of daughters... Read More about Facial and bodily correlates of family background.

Correlated preferences for facial masculinity and ideal or actual partner's masculinity. (2006)
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DeBruine, L., Jones, B., Little, A., Boothroyd, L., Perrett, D., Penton-Voak, I., …Tiddeman, B. (2006). Correlated preferences for facial masculinity and ideal or actual partner's masculinity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273(1592), 1355-1360. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3445

Studies of women's preferences for male faces have variously reported preferences for mas- culine faces, preferences for feminine faces, and no effect of masculinity-femininity on male facial attractiveness. It has been suggested that these apparentl... Read More about Correlated preferences for facial masculinity and ideal or actual partner's masculinity..

Facial appearance is a cue to oestrogen levels in women (2006)
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Law-Smith, M., Perrett, D., Jones, B., Cornwell, R., Moore, F., Feinberg, D., …Hillier, S. (2006). Facial appearance is a cue to oestrogen levels in women. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273(1583), 135-140. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3296

Although many accounts of facial attractiveness propose that femininity in women's faces indicates high levels of oestrogen, there is little empirical evidence in support of this assumption. Here, we used assays for urinary metabolites of oestrogen (... Read More about Facial appearance is a cue to oestrogen levels in women.

Women's physical and psychological condition independently predict their preference for apparent health in faces (2005)
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Jones, B., Little, A., Boothroyd, L., Feinberg, D., Cornwell, R., DeBruine, L., …Perrett, D. (2005). Women's physical and psychological condition independently predict their preference for apparent health in faces. Evolution and Human Behavior, 26(6), 451-457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2005.05.001

Physical condition (e.g., health, fertility) influences female mate preferences in many species, with females in good condition preferring "higher quality" (e.g., healthier) mates. In humans, condition may comprise both physical (e.g., health and fer... Read More about Women's physical and psychological condition independently predict their preference for apparent health in faces.

The voice and face of woman: one ornament that signals quality? (2005)
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Feinberg, D., Jones, B., DeBruine, L., Moore, F., Law Smith, M., Cornwell, R., …Perrett, D. (2005). The voice and face of woman: one ornament that signals quality?. Evolution and Human Behavior, 26(5), 398-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2005.04.001

The attractiveness of women's faces, voices, bodies, and odors appear to be interrelated, suggesting that they reflect a common trait such as femininity. We invoked novel approaches to test the interrelationships between female vocal and facial attra... Read More about The voice and face of woman: one ornament that signals quality?.

Commitment to relationships and preferences for femininity and apparent health in faces are strongest on days of the menstrual cycle when progesterone level is high (2005)
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Jones, B., Little, A., Boothroyd, L., DeBruine, L., Feinberg, D., Smith, M. L., …Perrett, D. (2005). Commitment to relationships and preferences for femininity and apparent health in faces are strongest on days of the menstrual cycle when progesterone level is high. Hormones and Behavior, 48(3), 283-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.03.010

Previous studies of changes in women's behavior during the menstrual cycle have offered insight into the motivations underpinning women's preferences for social cues associated with possible direct benefits (e.g., investment, low risk of infection) a... Read More about Commitment to relationships and preferences for femininity and apparent health in faces are strongest on days of the menstrual cycle when progesterone level is high.

Facial masculinity is related to perceived age, but not perceived health (2005)
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Boothroyd, L., Jones, B., Burt, D., Cornwell, R., Little, A., Tiddeman, B., & Perrett, D. (2005). Facial masculinity is related to perceived age, but not perceived health. Evolution and Human Behavior, 26(5), 417-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2005.01.001

Variation in women's preferences for male facial masculinity may reflect variation in attraction to immunocompetence or to maturity. This paper reports two studies on (a) the interrelationships between women's preferences for masculinity, apparent he... Read More about Facial masculinity is related to perceived age, but not perceived health.

Menstrual cycle, pregnancy and oral contraceptive use alter attraction to apparent health in faces (2005)
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Jones, B., Perrett, D., Little, A., Boothroyd, L., Cornwell, R., Feinberg, D., …Moore, F. (2005). Menstrual cycle, pregnancy and oral contraceptive use alter attraction to apparent health in faces. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 272(1561), 347-354. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2004.2962

Previous studies demonstrating changes in women's face preferences have emphasized increased attraction to cues to possible indirect benefits (e.g. heritable immunity to infection) that coincides with periods of high fertility (e.g. the late follicul... Read More about Menstrual cycle, pregnancy and oral contraceptive use alter attraction to apparent health in faces.

Concordant preferences for opposite-sex signals? Human pheromones and facial characteristics (2004)
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Cornwell, R., Boothroyd, L., Burt, D., Feinberg, D., Jones, B., Little, A., …Perrett, D. (2004). Concordant preferences for opposite-sex signals? Human pheromones and facial characteristics. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 271(1539), 635-640. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2003.2649

We have investigated whether preferences for masculine and feminine characteristics are correlated across two modalities, olfaction and vision. In study 1, subjects rated the pleasantness of putative male (4,16-androstadien-3-one; 5α-androst-16-en-3-... Read More about Concordant preferences for opposite-sex signals? Human pheromones and facial characteristics.