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There is a seemingly conflicting body of research that links greater fWHR to both greater social status<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5679545/</ref> and other positive social outcomes (such as greater teacher evaluated performance on school exams, independent of actual academic ability)<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886918301077</ref> | There is a seemingly conflicting body of research that links greater fWHR to both greater social status<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5679545/</ref> and other positive social outcomes (such as greater teacher evaluated performance on school exams, independent of actual academic ability),<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886918301077</ref> as well as negative perceptions that may lead to poorer social outcomes, such as perceptions of higher fWHR men as being untrustworthy and volatile.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886916309710</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513814001640</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> | 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> | ||