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Another example would be a pretty boy that may not enjoy being treated as such, thus he may attempt to become more muscular in an attempt to be treated as, or seen to be a gigachad.

In recent years, many studies have concluded that facial features are correlated with perceived and actual personality and character traits. The following is a quick summary of some of these findings:

* A meta-analysis of 19 studies found a weak but statistically significant correlation between [[fWHR]] (a measure of the broadness of the face) and aggression, ranging from r = .09 for field and archival studies to r = .21 for studies conducted in research labs.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4388848/</ref> Another study in 2016 found weak but significant correlations between various psychopathic traits and fWHR, (r = .12 for the whole sample and r = .27 for a sample of prison inmates). This is mediated by an association between fWHR and higher levels of pubertal [[testosterone]] exposure.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886915005759</ref> A study in 2017 found that fWHR influences social status; with Popes and CEOs typically having higher than average fWHRs. This is due to either broadfaced leaders leaders being more effective and socially dominant, or due to them being perceived to be so.