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'''Gait''' is a person's manner of walking. How attractive a person's gait is depends on many important factors such the straightness of the limbs | '''Gait''' is a person's manner of walking. How attractive a person's gait is depends on many important factors such the straightness of the limbs, shoulder width, forearm length, torso length, [[height]], upright posture, physical strength, emotional state, intentions, and rhythm. [[Women]] more than [[men]] discriminate between strong and weak walkers when assessing the [[Beauty|attractiveness]] of male gait. Though this appears to vary by culture, with men and women of the Maasai people of northern Tanzania rating the gaits of strong men less attractive than those of weak men, whilst [[anglo girls|women but not men in Britain]] rate the gaits of strong men as more attractive than those of weak men.<ref>https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0803</ref><ref>https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01427/full</ref> | ||
Altering the human female gait through high heels is also likely a female sexual strategy that enhances attractiveness through imitation of a [[lordosis|lordotic]] (swayback) mating posture, also found in female lower primates.<ref>https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01875/full</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513812001225?casa_token=1QwnBn9wtAIAAAAA:bZWNE-5wRWRvFGp-QEssPP6jozt4S7sdZ6W6K0KELb8jmGb5QNMKj_x15ii6PxRV-Bj2SerJrg</ref> | Altering the human female gait through high heels is also likely a female sexual strategy that enhances attractiveness through imitation of a [[lordosis|lordotic]] (swayback) mating posture, also found in female lower primates.<ref>https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01875/full</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513812001225?casa_token=1QwnBn9wtAIAAAAA:bZWNE-5wRWRvFGp-QEssPP6jozt4S7sdZ6W6K0KELb8jmGb5QNMKj_x15ii6PxRV-Bj2SerJrg</ref> | ||
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Regardless of the potential evolutionary reasons why men may find such a swayback posture sexually stimulating in women, several studies such as a light-point biomotion study published in the journal ''Evolution and Human Behavior'' have discovered that men find women wearing high-heels particularly attractive.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513812001225?casa_token=1QwnBn9wtAIAAAAA:bZWNE-5wRWRvFGp-QEssPP6jozt4S7sdZ6W6K0KELb8jmGb5QNMKj_x15ii6PxRV-Bj2SerJrg</ref> The same posing of the arched spine also makes [[twerk|twerking]] a particularly sexually provocative dance. | Regardless of the potential evolutionary reasons why men may find such a swayback posture sexually stimulating in women, several studies such as a light-point biomotion study published in the journal ''Evolution and Human Behavior'' have discovered that men find women wearing high-heels particularly attractive.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513812001225?casa_token=1QwnBn9wtAIAAAAA:bZWNE-5wRWRvFGp-QEssPP6jozt4S7sdZ6W6K0KELb8jmGb5QNMKj_x15ii6PxRV-Bj2SerJrg</ref> The same posing of the arched spine also makes [[twerk|twerking]] a particularly sexually provocative dance. | ||
==Gait as a social signal== | ==Gait as a social signal== | ||
People intuit other's gait consciously and subconsciously to attempt to determine interpersonal characteristics, (personality, social status, health etc.) to varying degrees of accuracy.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010027712001102</ref> | People intuit other's gait consciously and subconsciously to attempt to determine interpersonal characteristics, (personality, social status, health etc.) to varying degrees of accuracy.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010027712001102</ref> [[Dark triad|Psychopaths]] are more accurate at perceiving potential victim's vulnerability based on gait cues.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886918304896</ref> [[Asperger's Syndrome|Autists]] also generally have a more awkward gait compared to [[NT|neurotypicals]].<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966636219303601</ref> The awkwardness (lack of rhythm) is especially noticeable using motion tracking software.<ref>https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/autism-in-motion/</ref> | ||
A study on body motion cues was performed to understand better how intentions and traits are perceived from body movement. The researchers conducted two experiments to investigate whether the perceived traits of actors could be determined from their body motion and whether these traits were associated with their perceived intentions. The researchers recorded body motions from 26 professional actors, who were instructed to move in a "hero"-like or a "villain"-like manner. In the first experiment, 190 participants viewed individual video recordings of these actors. They were required to provide ratings to the body motion stimuli and a series of different cognitive dimensions (intentions, attractiveness, dominance, trustworthiness, and distinctiveness). The intersubject ratings across observers were highly consistent, suggesting that social traits are readily determined from body motion. | A study on body motion cues was performed to understand better how intentions and traits are perceived from body movement. The researchers conducted two experiments to investigate whether the perceived traits of actors could be determined from their body motion and whether these traits were associated with their perceived intentions. The researchers recorded body motions from 26 professional actors, who were instructed to move in a "hero"-like or a "villain"-like manner. In the first experiment, 190 participants viewed individual video recordings of these actors. They were required to provide ratings to the body motion stimuli and a series of different cognitive dimensions (intentions, attractiveness, dominance, trustworthiness, and distinctiveness). The intersubject ratings across observers were highly consistent, suggesting that social traits are readily determined from body motion. | ||
Moreover, correlational analyses between these ratings revealed consistent associations across traits, for example, perceived "good" intentions were associated with higher ratings of attractiveness and dominance. The second experiment results revealed distinct body motions that were readily associated with the perception of either "good" or "bad" intentions. Moreover, regression analyses revealed that these ratings accurately predicted the perception of the portrayed character type. These findings indicate that intentions and social traits are communicated effectively via specific sets of body motion features.<ref>https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2791293</ref> | Moreover, correlational analyses between these ratings revealed consistent associations across traits, for example, perceived "good" intentions were associated with higher ratings of attractiveness and dominance. The second experiment results revealed distinct body motions that were readily associated with the perception of either "good" or "bad" intentions. Moreover, regression analyses revealed that these ratings accurately predicted the perception of the portrayed character type. These findings indicate that intentions and social traits are communicated effectively via specific sets of body motion features.<ref>https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2791293</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Fisherian runaway]] | *[[Fisherian runaway]] | ||
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*[[Fashion]] | *[[Fashion]] | ||
*[[Coolness]] | *[[Coolness]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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