OBJECTIVES Physical strength provides information about male quality and can be assessed from facial and body morphology. Research on perception of dance movements indicates that body movement also provides information about male physical strength. These relationships have not been investigated for women. METHODS We investigated relationships of handgrip strength (HGS) and dance attractivenes...

The authors investigated core self-evaluations and educational attainment as mediating mechanisms for the influence of appearance (physical attractiveness) and intelligence (general mental ability) on income and financial strain. The direct effects of core self-evaluations on financial strain, as well as the indirect effects through income, were also considered. Longitudinal data were obtained ...

Relying upon a content analysis of one specific type of medium to which young people are exposed beginning at an early age, on a regular basis, and for many years (i.e., animated cartoons), the present study examines what types of messages are provided about being physically unattractive, physically attractive, and ordinary-looking. This research concerns itself with identifying the characteris...

We used 7,415 advertisements published in Spain to analyze traits sought/offered by men and women from different age groups. Findings regarding age, socioeconomic status, and physical attractiveness requirements support evolutionary predictions about mate preferences. However, changes in trait preferences among women under 40 appear to be contingent on Spain's socioeconomic transformation. Wome...

Evolutionary psychologists have proposed that preferences for facial characteristics, such as symmetry, averageness, and sexual dimorphism, may reflect adaptations for mate choice because they signal aspects of mate quality. Here, we show that facial skin color distribution significantly influences the perception of age and attractiveness of female faces, independent of facial form and skin sur...

The authors investigated core self-evaluations and educational attainment as mediating mechanisms for the influence of appearance (physical attractiveness) and intelligence (general mental ability) on income and financial strain. The direct effects of core self-evaluations on financial strain, as well as the indirect effects through income, were also considered. Longitudinal data were obtained ...

Is he/she attractive or not? We can often answer this question in a split of a second, and this ability is one of the main reasons behind the success of recent dating apps. In this paper we explore if we can predict attractiveness from profile pictures with convolutional networks. We argue that the introduced task is difficult due to i) the large number of variations in profile pictures and ii)...

Serious games are gaining acceptance by the educational community as evidence of their attractiveness, engagement and educational effectiveness increases. Now that serious games are reaching a mature state, new concerns are emerging about the interoperability of serious games across e-learning systems. Games are effective but expensive to develop and the need to protect the investment is high. ...