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Facial proportions and behavioral traits in young men

Prosikova E.A.,Butovskaya M.L.,Veselovskaya E.V.

Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology RAS, Leninskiy pr., 32a, Moscow, 119991, Russia

Prosikova E.A., e-mail: anirey@rambler.ru; Butovskaya Marina L., Ph.D., D.Sc., prof., ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5528-0519, e-mail: marina.butovskaya@gmail.com; Veselovskaya Elizaveta V., Ph.D., D.Sc., assoc. prof., ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2932-9884, e-mail: veselovskaya.e.v@yandex.ru

Abstract

Objectives: the goal of this study was investigate the association between facial masculinity and behavior. Two contrast groups were compared: young wrestlers of high achievement and control group. Two new indexes of facial proportions were proposed and proved to be highly informative. Methods and materials: standard anthropological anFas photos were measured in «Photoshop» program: men-wrestlers (87 individuals) and control group (61 individuals). Digit ratios (2D4D) on both hands were calculated. All respondents filled in a seat of questionnaires (NEO, Buss-Perry on aggression, Risk-taking). Student’s T-tests and correlation analyses were conducted. Results: two samples (sportsmen and control group) were significantly different by 2D4D ratios (lower in group of wrestlers) and certain facial proportions. Out of all indexes used in this study two new indexes appeared to be the most informative for estimations of masculinity with in the male sex. As for the basic personality features of masculinity, these include stress resistance (low ratings on neuroticism), higher extraversion and conscientiousness. Men with more feminine facial features predominantly have higher willingness to take risks. Young men with larger values of the relative height of the mandible rated themselves as more aggressive in our study. Conclusion: in this paper we present the results about most informative indicators of the masculinity: the low digit ratio, the relatively high chin, the specific facial height ratios, associated with proportionally small forehead and eyes together with large proportion of the lower face area.

Keywords

anthropology, masculinity, femininity, sportsmen, facial proportions, 2D:4D, aggression

Цит.: Prosikova E.A.,Butovskaya M.L.,Veselovskaya E.V. Facial proportions and behavioral traits in young men // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2015; 3/2015; с. 59-70