Shifts in Masculinity Preferences Across the Menstrual Cycle: Still Not There

Harris ( 2011 ) failed to find support for the popular hypothesis that women are attracted to masculine-faced men when conception is likely but attracted to feminine-faced men during other menstrual cycle phases. In response, DeBruine et al. ( 2010 ) wrote a commentary criticizing Harris theoretical...

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Published in:Sex roles 2013-11, Vol.69 (9-10), p.507-515
Main Author: Harris, Christine R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Data Analysis
Elderly
Evidence
Evolution
Females
Gender Studies
Interpersonal Relationship
Literature Reviews
Males
Masculinity
Medicine/Public Health
Menstruation
Original Article
Preferences
Psychology
Resistance (Psychology)
Sociology
Stimuli
Theory
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Summary:Harris ( 2011 ) failed to find support for the popular hypothesis that women are attracted to masculine-faced men when conception is likely but attracted to feminine-faced men during other menstrual cycle phases. In response, DeBruine et al. ( 2010 ) wrote a commentary criticizing Harris theoretical analysis and data (e.g., sample age). The current paper addresses those criticisms with new data analysis, additional literature review, and logical arguments. Harris’ results are not attributable to her sample’s age; no preference shift was found for the subsample of women under 30 years old and no hint of an interaction existed between participant age group and menstrual cycle phase. This work also revisits the questionable assumptions inherent in the cycle shift hypothesis and reviews literature that suggests such assumptions are not tenable.
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/s11199-012-0229-0