The relation between physical aggression, size and strength, among a sample of young Indian men

By J. Archer, Vanlal Thanzami. 2007

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Toward a Unified Science of Hierarchy: Dominance and Prestige are Two Fundamental Pathways to Human Social Rank (2014, background): “…work examining diverse human societies has supported the first part of this prediction: that larger and stronger individuals tend to be more aggressive (e.g., Archer and Thanzami 2007; Felson 1996; Gallup et al. 2007; Pellegrini et al. 2007; von Rueden et al. 2008; Sell et al. 2009; Tremblay 1998).”
Taller men are less sensitive to cues of dominance in other men (2010, background): “Other research has demonstrated correlations between sexually dimorphic characteristics and indices of both men’s actual dominance (Mueller and Mazur 1996; Vaz et al. 2002; Archer and Thanzami 2007; Fink et al. 2007; von Rueden et al. 2008) and their perceived dominance (Perrett et al.”
Vocal masculinity is a robust dominance signal in men (2010, background): “Biceps size correlates strongly with upper body strength and aggression (Archer and Thanzami 2007).”
Testing an Adaptationist Theory of Trait Covariation: Relative Bargaining Power as a Common Calibrator of an Interpersonal Syndrome (2013, methodology): “…variables: a key concept in the study of personality calibration and trait covariation This work extended the findings of previous studies (Archer & Thanzami, 2007; Lukaszewski & Roney, 2011; Sell, Tooby et al., 2009) in providing evidence that personality trait levels are facultatively…”