Group Facial Width-to-Height Ratio Predicts Intergroup Negotiation Outcomes

Yu, Yang; Tang, Chaojing; Qu, Xiaofei; Wang, Chao; Denson, Thomas F.

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00214

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“…This is in keeping with the study of some authors (13,10), where they reported that individuals with higher fWHR were more likely to be judged as untrustworthy, dominant, more powerful, competent and more likely to take risks to get money and other resources (13,10). The findings of the current study, although weak and insignificant, agrees with the previous studies that reported individuals with high values of fWHR as successful, powerful and putatively rich (10,14) and achieve better negotiation outcomes in business (15). It is logical to also argue that such individuals with lower fWHR are more likely to be duped in the business since they may be less powerful, less dominant, and incompetent when they indulge in business.…”

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confidence: 92%

Facial Width-Height Ratio (fWHR): A Cue to Financial Success Among Male Traders in Sub-Saharan Africa

Yahaya¹,

Ibrahim²,

Dauda³

2020

ACEMedicine

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Background: Facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) is a stable facial structure, and several studies investigated the predictive effects of fWHR on individual traits and behaviors. There is a dearth of data regarding the relationship between fWHR and success in business in terms of income level. The aim of this study was to correlate fWHR with monthly income of traders at kantin kwari market of Kano State. Materials and method: The participants were selected using simple random sampling technique with their consent and their Bio-data (age, sex, marital status, educational achievement, assets and other properties) and monthly income status were enquired for and recorded appropriately. The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 20. A Pearson’s correlation was carried out on the entire study population as well as based on the number of children, and number of wives. Results: A significant inverse association between fWHR and income level among participants with ≤ 2 children was obtained (r= -0.29, P= 0.035). Conclusion: the number of children a participant has, is a moderator for the relationship between fWHR and monthly income and higher value for fWHR predicted lower monthly income.

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confidence: 92%

Facial Width-Height Ratio (fWHR): A Cue to Financial Success Among Male Traders in Sub-Saharan Africa

Yahaya¹,

Ibrahim²,

Dauda³

2020

ACEMedicine

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“…Stronger evidence supports the notion that the FWHR may have been a sexually selected trait in men, which signals formidability to other male rivals [ 29 ]. Similarly, men with relatively larger FWHRs have the ability to outcompete men with lower FWHRs in sports [ 30 , 31 ], business [ 32 , 33 ], physical fights [ 9 ] and warfare [ 26 ], all of which may lead to status, wealth and obtaining other reproductively relevant resources and hence greater mating opportunities.…”

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Tracking sexual dimorphism of facial width-to-height ratio across the lifespan: implications for perceived aggressiveness

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The facial width-to-height ratio (FWHR) influences social judgements like perceived aggression. This may be because FWHR is a sexually dimorphic feature, with males having higher FWHR than females. However, evidence for sexual dimorphism is mixed, little is known about how it varies with age, and the relationship between sexual dimorphism and perceived aggressiveness is unclear. We addressed these gaps by measuring FWHR of 17 607 passport images of male and female faces across the lifespan. We found larger FWHR in males only in young adulthood, aligning with the stage most commonly associated with mate selection and intrasexual competition. However, the direction of dimorphism was reversed after 48 years of age, with females recording larger FWHRs than males. We then examined how natural variation in FWHR affected perceived aggressiveness. The relationship between FWHR and perceived aggressiveness was strongest for males at 27–33 and females at 34–61. Raters were most sensitive to differences in FWHR for young adult male faces, pointing to enhanced sensitivity to FWHR as a cue to aggressiveness. This may reflect a common mechanism for evaluating male aggressiveness from variability in structural (FWHR) and malleable (emotional expression) aspects of the face.

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“…Instead of using eyebrows, facial height is sometimes taken from the eyelids (Lefevre et al, 2014; Stirrat & Perrett, 2010; Yang et al, 2018), but according to our results, the nasion may be an even better choice (Kramer, 2017; Weston et al, 2007) because its vertical position should be quite independent from muscular activations around the eyes, including their clenching in connection with anger. In fact, when using the nasion instead of the eyebrows to determine facial height, we did not find any significant influence of state-emotionality on fWHR, not even in the photo-edited faces.…”

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confidence: 89%

Overgeneralizing emotions: Facial width-to-height revisited.

Windmann

Steinbrück

Stier

2023

Emotion

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All authors developed the study concept together, and all contributed to the study design. L.S. and P.S. performed data acquisition and preprocessing in Study 1 supervised by S.W. who also coordinated and supervised data acquisition in Studies 1b, 2, and 3. Data analysis in Study 1 was prepared by L.S. and P.S., and was carried out and extended to Studies 2 and 3 by S.W. Manuscript and revisions were written by S.W. with L.S. and P.S. providing editorial assistance. All authors checked and approved the final version of the manuscript. Paper accepted for publication by Emotion (August 2021).

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Group Facial Width-to-Height Ratio Predicts Intergroup Negotiation Outcomes

Cited by 13 publications

References 48 publications

Facial Width-Height Ratio (fWHR): A Cue to Financial Success Among Male Traders in Sub-Saharan Africa

Facial Width-Height Ratio (fWHR): A Cue to Financial Success Among Male Traders in Sub-Saharan Africa

Tracking sexual dimorphism of facial width-to-height ratio across the lifespan: implications for perceived aggressiveness

Overgeneralizing emotions: Facial width-to-height revisited.

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