Across three studies, the present research examined beliefs and real-world responses pertaining to whether bar patrons' self-rated attractiveness would be higher later in night. Contrary held by lay people (Study 1A) researchers relevant disciplines 1B), results of a field study 2) revealed that patrons perceived themselves as more attractive at times, regardless amount alcohol consumed. Relati...

Introduction. Although sexual functioning has been linked to sexual satisfaction, it only partially explains the degree to which women report being sexually satisfied. Other factors include quality of life, relational variables, and individual factors such as body image. Of the few studies that have investigated the link between body image and sexual satisfaction, most have considered body imag...

Correspondence to: Tam Hunt; Email: [email protected] Submitted: 04/29/13; Accepted: 04/29/13 Citation: Hunt T. Survival of the beautiful: A conversation with David Rothenberg about evolution and beauty. Commun Integr Biol 2013; 6: e24857; http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/cib.24857 With respect to beauty, there is a growing awareness that even though determinations of beauty in particular ca...

Japanese aristocrats of both sexes, during the Heian Period (794-1191), applied rouge to their cheeks, but never to their lips. They did not want to draw attention to the mouth, which they considered a rather bestial part of the body. I Ancient Egyptians such as Princess Nef ertiti, as well as some people of the ancient societies of Greece, Rome, France, and America, had their heads artificiall...

Disney movies are frequently cited as a source of the what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype. Two studies (a) assessed prevalence of the stereotype across animated Disney movies; and (b) examined whether exposure to such films influences children's judgments of peers. In Study 1, human characters in 21 films were rated on attractiveness, goodness, and character outcome. Regression analyses demons...

It is commonly perceived that women have greater success than men in using their physical attractiveness to persuade members of the opposite-sex to do favors. The current study is the first to empirically test this notion. One hundred and ninety men and women reported their experiences with the use of physical attractiveness as a persuasive tactic between themselves and members of the opposite-...

Evidence based on almost 300,000 sexual assaults from the National Incident-Based Reporting System showed that the modal age of victims was 15 years, regardless of the age of the offender, the gender of the offender, or the gender of the victim. We suggest that adolescents have the highest risk of victimization because of their sexual attractiveness, vulnerability, and exposure to motivated off...

Sexually attractive characteristics are often thought to reflect an individual's condition or reproductive potential, but the underlying molecular mechanisms through which they do so are generally unknown. Insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling (IIS) is known to modulate aging, reproduction, and stress resistance in several species and to contribute to variability of these traits in natur...