Waist–hip ratio and attractiveness: New evidence and a critique of “a critical test”

By Sybil A. Streeter, D. Mcburney. 2003

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Marketing, Sociology and Political Science

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In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. T. Shackelford
2. David M. Buss
3. D. Schmitt
4. Aaron T. Goetz
5. D. Puts
6. Steven W. Gangestad
7. Harald A. Euler
8. S. Hoier

In Marketing

1. D. Puts
2. T. Shackelford
3. Steven W. Gangestad
4. Martin J. Tovee
5. D. Schmitt
6. V. Kiviniemi
7. G. Scheyd
8. David M. Buss

In Sociology and Political Science

1. T. Shackelford
2. D. Schmitt
3. David M. Buss
4. Aaron T. Goetz
5. D. Puts
6. Steven W. Gangestad
7. Harald A. Euler
8. S. Hoier

Citations in the corpus

• Female physical attractiveness in Britain and Japan: a cross‐cultural study (2006, unknown): “…submitted for publication; Furnham, McClelland, & Omer, 2003; Furnham, Moutafi, & Baguma, 2002; Henss, 2000; Markey, Tinsley, Ericksen, Ozer, & Markey, 2002; Singh, 2000, 2001, 2002; Singh & Henss, submitted for publication; Singh & Luis, 1995; Singh & Young, 1995; Streeter & McBurney, 2003).”
• Beauty and the beast: mechanisms of sexual selection in humans (2010, background): “This possibility is reinforced by evidence that men prefer these traits (Marlowe, Apicella, & Reed, 2005; Singh, 1993, 1995; Singh & Young, 1995; Streeter & McBurney, 2003).”
• THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS (2005, background): “…wide variety of cultures (though see below), men do prefer a lower-than-average WHR (most preferred typically being about 0.7, compared to a mean in most populations of about 0.75– .80; e.g., Singh 1993, 1994a,b; Singh & Luis 1995; compare Tassinary & Hansen 1998, but see Streeter & McBurney 2003).”
• Mate retention, semen displacement, and human sperm competition: a preliminary investigation of tactics to prevent and correct female infidelity (2005, background): “WHR is a key component of female physical attractiveness (Dijkstra & Buunk, 2001; Singh, 1993; Streeter & McBurney, 2003 ).”
• Patterns of eye movements when male and female observers judge female attractiveness, body fat and waist-to-hip ratio (2009, background): “…studies have attempted to define the physical cues which are used to make attractiveness judgements (e.g. Singh, 1993; Henss, 1996, 2000; Tovée et al., 1998, 2002; Thornhill & Grammer, 1999; Puhl & Boland, 2001; Fan et al., 2004; Smith et al. 2007a; Streeter & McBurney, 2003; Swami et al., 2006).”
• Color 3D bodies and judgements of human female attractiveness (2007, background): “…to independently manipulate shape changes found that, although WHR can be significantly correlated with attractiveness judgements, it is a much weaker cue than BMI (Tovée, Benson, Emery, Mason, & CohenTovée, 2003; Smith, Tovée, Hancock, Cox, & Cornelissen, 2006; Streeter & McBurney, 2003).”
• Male physical attractiveness in Britain and Malaysia: A cross-cultural study (2005, unknown): “While many studies using observers from industrialised societies show similarities in their preferences (Connally, Slaughter, & Mealy, submitted for publication; Furnham, McClelland, & Omer, 2003; Furnham, Moutafi, & Baguma, 2002; Furnham et al., 1997; Henss, 2000; Markey, Tinsley, Ericksen, Ozer, &”