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This suggests that a man's fWHR can either aid or hinder a man's ability to achieve his interpersonal goals depending on the social context he is competing in, as some studies have found no link between fWHR and greater status attainment in certain corporate hierarchies.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886916303361</ref> | This suggests that a man's fWHR can either aid or hinder a man's ability to achieve his interpersonal goals depending on the social context he is competing in, as some studies have found no link between fWHR and greater status attainment in certain corporate hierarchies.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886916303361</ref> | ||
Perhaps the link between fWHR and social status attainment is dependent on whether the context in such status is attained rewards likability and perceived trustworthiness or mere physical dominance | Perhaps the link between fWHR and social status attainment is dependent on whether the context in which such status is attained rewards pro-social traits, such as likability and perceived trustworthiness or more anti-social/competitive traits such as mere physical dominance and threat potential. | ||
Indeed, it has been shown that people display a preference for men with greater fWHR in contexts of physical competition, and intergroup competition (such as contact sports).<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022103115000293</ref> | Indeed, it has been shown that people display a preference for men with greater fWHR in contexts of physical competition, and intergroup competition (such as contact sports).<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022103115000293</ref> | ||
This may be due to people being more comfortable with aggression toward the outgroup as opposed to within the ingroup (as fWHR is moderately positively correlated with perceptions of aggressiveness), <ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513814001640</ref> or it may simply be down to the fact that men with higher fWHRs are *actually* more likely to triumph in intergroup conflicts. A study conducted in 2018 provides support for this hypothesis, as it was found that groups of Chinese business executives with a higher mean fWHR outcompeted other groups in business negotiations.<ref>https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-08880-001</ref> | This may be due to people being more comfortable with aggression toward the outgroup as opposed to within the ingroup (as fWHR is moderately positively correlated with perceptions of aggressiveness), <ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513814001640</ref> or it may simply be down to the fact that men with higher fWHRs are *actually* more likely to triumph in intergroup conflicts. A study conducted in 2018 provides support for this hypothesis, as it was found that groups of Chinese business executives with a higher mean fWHR outcompeted other groups in business negotiations.<ref>https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-08880-001</ref> | ||