Contextual factors that heighten interest in coalitional alliances with men possessing formidable facial structures |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Arkansas, United States of America;2. The University of Southern Mississippi, United States of America;3. Utah Valley University, United States of America;1. Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Vini?ná 7, 128 44 Prague 2, Czech Republic;2. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Celetná 20, 116 42 Prague 1, Czech Republic;3. Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Vini?ná 7, 128 44 Prague 2, Czech Republic;4. ProfiGyn, s.r.o., Municipal Health Centre Prague, Spálená 78/12, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic;5. Department of Steroid Hormones and Proteohormones, Institute of Endocrinology, Národní 8, 116 94 Prague 1, Czech Republic;6. Department of Molecular Endocrinology, Institute of Endocrinology, Národní 8, 116 94 Prague 1, Czech Republic;7. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, United States of America;8. Research Scientist VI, New York State Psychiatric Institute, United States of America;1. Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America;2. Department of Human Behavior, Ecology, and Culture, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany;3. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;4. Arusha, Tanzania;5. Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, CA, United States of America;1. Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87111, United States of America;2. Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87111, United States of America;1. University of Arkansas, USA;2. Florida State University, USA |
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| Abstract: | Individuals use facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) to infer men's formidability. We hypothesized that fWHR assessments would form a basis for men's coalitional value, with high-fWHR men being valuable in roles requiring physical strength. Five studies (N = 1323) tested how perceptions of formidability influence coalitional decisions. In addition to replicating previous findings indicating a preference for high-fWHR men in tasks requiring strength (Study 1), the formidability inference most associated with this high-fWHR preference was perceived strength and not aggressiveness (Studies 2a, 2b). Two pre-registered studies showed that activating competitive motivations increased preferences for high-fWHR allies (Study 3), though this preference appeared driven by a tolerance for high-fWHR men rather than an interest (Study 4). Findings provide evidence for how inferences of fWHR shape interpersonal preferences based on social contexts. |
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