Journal article
Raised salivary testosterone in women is associated with increased attraction to masculine faces
Abstract
Women's preferences for masculinity in men's faces, voices and behavioral displays change during the menstrual cycle and are strongest around ovulation. While previous findings suggest that change in progesterone level is an important hormonal mechanism for such variation, it is likely that changes in the levels of other hormones will also contribute to cyclic variation in masculinity preferences. Here we compared women's preferences for …
Authors
Welling LLM; Jones BC; DeBruine LM; Conway CA; Smith MJL; Little AC; Feinberg DR; Sharp MA; Al-Dujaili EAS
Journal
Hormones and Behavior, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 156–161
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.01.010
ISSN
0018-506X