Kandrick, Pisanski et al 2016 - Mens voice preferences unrelated to testosterone.pdf (380.99 kB)
Are men’s perceptions of sexually dimorphic vocal characteristics related to their testosterone levels?
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posted on 2023-06-09, 04:37 authored by Michal Kandrik, Amanda C Hahn, Joanna Wincenciak, Claire I Fisher, Katarzyna Pisanski, David R Feinberg, Lisa M DeBruine, Benedict C JonesFeminine physical characteristics in women are positively correlated with markers of their mate quality. Previous research on men’s judgments of women’s facial attractiveness suggests that men show stronger preferences for feminine characteristics in women’s faces when their own testosterone levels are relatively high. Such results could reflect stronger preferences for high quality mates when mating motivation is strong and/or following success in male-male competition. Given these findings, the current study investigated whether a similar effect of testosterone occurs for men’s preferences for feminine characteristics in women’s voices. Men’s preferences for feminized versus masculinized versions of women’s and men’s voices were assessed in five weekly test sessions and saliva samples were collected in each test session. Analyses showed no relationship between men’s voice preferences and their testosterone levels. Men’s tendency to perceive masculinized men’s and women’s voices as more dominant was also unrelated to their testosterone levels. Together, the results of the current study suggest that testosterone-linked changes in responses to sexually dimorphic characteristics previously reported for men's perceptions of faces do not occur for men's perceptions of voices.
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PLoS ONEISSN
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