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These findings suggest that bodily attractiveness matters quite a bit in determining gestalt physical attractiveness in both sexes, but particularly amongst men who evaluate women in the context of them being potential short-term romantic partners. The reasons for this may vary; it could be that bodily attractiveness is more associated with pubertal maturity (and thus fertility) or that it is related to perceptions of greater sexual availability on behalf of men with a primarily short-term mating orientation. | These findings suggest that bodily attractiveness matters quite a bit in determining gestalt physical attractiveness in both sexes, but particularly amongst men who evaluate women in the context of them being potential short-term romantic partners. The reasons for this may vary; it could be that bodily attractiveness is more associated with pubertal maturity (and thus fertility) or that it is related to perceptions of greater sexual availability on behalf of men with a primarily short-term mating orientation. | ||
In support of the former point, research has indicated that while men generally rate girls in the early stages of puberties facial attractiveness as higher than adult women's,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men_rate_the_faces_of_adolescent_girls_as_more_attractive_and_feminine_than_adult_women</ref> | In support of the former point, research has indicated that while men generally rate girls in the early stages of puberties facial attractiveness as higher than adult women's,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men_rate_the_faces_of_adolescent_girls_as_more_attractive_and_feminine_than_adult_women</ref> there is a male tendency towards preferring more pubertally developed girls/adult women when it comes to evaluations of full body physical attractiveness.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274257830_Heterosexual_Men's_Ratings_of_Sexual_Attractiveness_of_Adolescent_Girls_A_Cross-Cultural_Analysis</ref> | ||
This suggests that the development of secondary sexual characteristics is used as a strong cue by men in determining fertility, which could explain the discrepancy in the relative contributions of female bodily and facial attractiveness by mating context. An alternate (and not mutually exclusive) explanation could be that men are more drawn to bodily cues of attractiveness, such as pronounced sexual secondary characteristics (enlarged breasts and buttocks) in short-term mating contexts because these traits are honest signals of immediate sexual availability. That is, the women with these traits may indeed be more sexually promiscuous. | This suggests that the development of secondary sexual characteristics is used as a strong cue by men in determining fertility, which could explain the discrepancy in the relative contributions of female bodily and facial attractiveness by mating context. An alternate (and not mutually exclusive) explanation could be that men are more drawn to bodily cues of attractiveness, such as pronounced sexual secondary characteristics (enlarged breasts and buttocks) in short-term mating contexts because these traits are honest signals of immediate sexual availability. That is, the women with these traits may indeed be more sexually promiscuous. | ||
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There is indeed evidence that men who are pursuing a mating strategy that is predominately centered around attaining casual sexual encounters ([[life history|fast life history strategists]]) tend to exhibit a preference for larger breasts, and more sexually restrained men tend to exhibit a preference for relatively smaller breasts, as indicated by the findings Pahoohi et al. which analyzed the effects of various moderating factors on male preferences for breast size, width, and ptosis (2020).<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40750-020-00129-1</ref> | There is indeed evidence that men who are pursuing a mating strategy that is predominately centered around attaining casual sexual encounters ([[life history|fast life history strategists]]) tend to exhibit a preference for larger breasts, and more sexually restrained men tend to exhibit a preference for relatively smaller breasts, as indicated by the findings Pahoohi et al. which analyzed the effects of various moderating factors on male preferences for breast size, width, and ptosis (2020).<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40750-020-00129-1</ref> | ||
This could indicate that more promiscuous men attend more to signs of fertility, nubility, and [[fisherian runaway|sexual ornaments]] more than facial attractiveness. Alternatively, it could be that sexually promiscuous men, due to their extensive sexual experience, have higher sexual self-esteem and consequently believe they possess [[SMV|high mate value]]. This higher self-worth likely drives part of their greater preference for women with a trait associated with physical attractiveness (larger breasts), and the study mentioned above by Pahoohi et al. did find evidence for such an interaction in this direction. | This could indicate that more promiscuous men attend more to signs of fertility, nubility, and [[fisherian runaway|sexual ornaments]] more than facial attractiveness. Alternatively, it could be that sexually promiscuous men, due to their extensive sexual experience, have higher sexual self-esteem and consequently believe they possess [[SMV|high mate value]]. This higher self-worth likely drives part of their greater preference for women with a trait associated with physical attractiveness (larger breasts), and the study mentioned above by Pahoohi et al. did find evidence for such an interaction in this direction. | ||
==Relation of stature to body attractiveness== | ==Relation of stature to body attractiveness== | ||