Conditional mate preferences: Factors influencing preferences for height

By Irmina Salska, David A. Frederick, B. Pawłowski, Andrew Reilly, Kelsey T. Laird, N. Rudd. 2008

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Cross-Cultural Variation in Mate Preferences for Averageness, Symmetry, Body Size, and Masculinity (2013, background): “Indeed, research suggests that European and American men prefer women of short to average stature compared to tall stature and show a bias toward the male-taller norm by also preferring women shorter than themselves (Cameron, Oskamp, & Sparks, 1977; Pawlowski & Koziel, 2002; Salska et al., 2008; She”
Silenced by fear:: The nature, sources, and consequences of fear at work (2009, background): “First, indications of physical prowess in a target authority – such as height, weight, and stamina (Craske, 2003; Salska et al., 2008; Van Vugt, Hogan, & Kaiser, 2008) – may help elicit low intensity fear, feelings of apprehension, and cautious avoidance.”
Oppressive Beliefs at Play: Associations among Beauty Ideals and Practices and Individual Differences in Sexism, Objectification of Others, and Media Exposure (2010, methodology): “…where height and stature in men is assumed to signal preferred traits (e.g., the ability to secure resources or intimidate potential rivals; Salska et al., 2008) or heritable qualities (taller men have greater reproductive success than men of average height; Nettle, 2002a; Pawłowski,…”