Waist to hip ratio and facial attractiveness: a pilot study

• Published in: Personality and individual differences Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 491 - 502
• Main Authors: Furnham, Adrian, Lavancy, Meritxell, McClelland, Alastair
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2001; Elsevier
• Subjects: Attractiveness; Behavior. Attitude; Biological and medical sciences; Body shape; Faces; Facial attractiveness; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Social psychology; Socio-biology; Sociobiology; Waist to hip ratio; Women; United Kingdom; Europe; Facial attractiveness; Waist to hip ratio; Attractiveness; Socio-biology; Human; Social environment; Social preference; Attitude; Male; Mate selection; Sexual attraction; Fertility; Cultural environment; Young adult; Adult; Face; Judgment

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of facial attractiveness and waist to hip ratio (WHR) on five judgements of attractiveness (attractiveness, sexiness, healthiness, fertility and pregnancy). It was hypothesised that facial attractiveness would be more important than WHR for all mea...