Father–daughter relationship as a moderator of sexual imprinting: a facialmetric study

Abstract This study investigated sexual imprinting in human females. Facial proportions of fathers were compared to the proportions of stimulus faces the participants found attractive. Women who rated their childhood relationships with their father highly showed a significantly stronger relationship...

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Published in:	Evolution and human behavior Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 248 - 252
Main Authors:	Wiszewska, Agnieszka, Pawlowski, Boguslaw, Boothroyd, Lynda G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Inc 01-07-2007
Subjects:	Child psychology Daughters Face Facial attraction Facial measurements Family relations Family studies Fathers Father–daughter relationship Females Imprinting Mate preferences Mate selection Psychiatry Sexuality Facial attraction Facial measurements Father–daughter relationship Imprinting Mate preferences
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Summary:	Abstract This study investigated sexual imprinting in human females. Facial proportions of fathers were compared to the proportions of stimulus faces the participants found attractive. Women who rated their childhood relationships with their father highly showed a significantly stronger relationship between the proportions of their father's face and their chosen stimulus than other women, primarily concerning the central face area. Women who rated their fathers less highly did not show similarity between fathers' and stimulus' faces. This supports previous research using photographs of parents' and spouses' faces.
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ISSN:	1090-5138 1879-0607
DOI:	10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.02.006