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dc.contributor.authorFoo, Yong Zhi
dc.contributor.authorSimmons, Leigh W.
dc.contributor.authorPerrett, David Ian
dc.contributor.authorHolt, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorEastwood, Peter R.
dc.contributor.authorRhodes, Gillian
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-17T00:39:12Z
dc.date.available2021-02-17T00:39:12Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-17
dc.identifier266483689
dc.identifier0ac3030a-d7c9-4843-b1d4-eacc4a0bb097
dc.identifier85081281349
dc.identifier000536954100004
dc.identifier.citationFoo , Y Z , Simmons , L W , Perrett , D I , Holt , P , Eastwood , P R & Rhodes , G 2020 , ' Immune function during early adolescence positively predicts adult facial sexual dimorphism in both men and women ' , Evolution and Human Behavior , vol. In press . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2020.02.002en
dc.identifier.issn1090-5138
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-6025-0939/work/69463253
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/21438
dc.description.abstractEvolutionary theories suggest that humans prefer sexual dimorphism in faces because masculinity in men and femininity in women may be an indicator of immune function during development. In particular, the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis proposes that sexual dimorphism indicates good immune function during development because the sex hormones, particularly testosterone in men, required for the development of sexually dimorphic facial features also taxes the immune system. Therefore, only healthy males can afford the high level of testosterone for the development of sexually dimorphic traits without compromising their survival. Researchers have suggested that a similar mechanism via the effects of oestrogen might also explain male preferences for female femininity. Despite the prominence of the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis, no studies have tested whether immune function during development predicts adult facial sexual dimorphism. Here, using data from a longitudinal public health dataset, the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study (Generation 2), we show that some aspects of immune function during early adolescence (14 years) positively predict sexually dimorphic 3D face shape in both men and women. Our results support a fundamental assumption that facial sexual dimorphism is an indicator of immune function during the development of facial sexual dimorphism.
dc.format.extent796788
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEvolution and Human Behavioren
dc.subjectSexual dimorphismen
dc.subjectImmunocompetence handicap hypothesisen
dc.subjectFacial attractivenessen
dc.subjectBF Psychologyen
dc.subject3rd-DASen
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen
dc.subject.lccBFen
dc.titleImmune function during early adolescence positively predicts adult facial sexual dimorphism in both men and womenen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscienceen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2020.02.002
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.date.embargoedUntil2021-02-17


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