Men's facial width-to-height ratio predicts aggression: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Recent research has identified men's facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) as a reliable predictor of aggressive tendencies and behavior. Other research, however, has failed to replicate the fWHR-aggression relationship and has questioned whether previous findings are robust. In the current paper, we synthesize existing work by conducting a meta-analysis to estimate whether and how fWHR predicts aggression. Our results indicate a small, but significant, positive relationship between men's fWHR and aggression.

SUBMITTER: Haselhuhn MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4388848 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature