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Facial Preferences in Early Adolescent Girls: Pubertal Maturity Predicts Preferences Maturity
Krzysztof Kosbcinbski
; Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Anthropology, Department of Human Evolutionary Ecology, Poznan, Poland
Sažetak
Despite numerous studies on perception of facial attractiveness in adults, preferences in adolescents remain poorly
recognized. The aim of present study was to explore facial preferences in girls at early adolescence (11–14 years old) and
compare them with preferences of women. All females evaluated the same 30 male faces, which were also assessed by independent
judges for several perceived features. Regardless of age, girls assessed attractiveness much the same as women,
and the strengths of their preferences for specific facial features were similar to those of women. Except for the youngest
girls, pubertal maturity (measured as the time elapsed since the menarche and breast development) correlated positively
with the similarity of the girls’ attractiveness evaluations to those of adult women and with strength of preference
for cues to good biological quality (skin healthiness and sexy appearance). This remained true even after controlling for
age and psychosexual development, suggesting thus that sex hormones are involved in development of facial preferences
in pubescent girls.
Ključne riječi
facial attractiveness; preference; development; puberty; sex hormones
Hrčak ID:
118196
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Datum izdavanja:
30.9.2013.
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