Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Evol Psychol. 2020 Oct-Dec;18(4):1474704920961728. doi: 10.1177/1474704920961728.
Researchers have found that men's facial hair may have certain signaling functions connected with intrasexual competition and intersexual attractiveness. The interesting issue is whether men's and women's preferences for men's facial hair may be considered a reflection of their intuitive knowledge about these functions. The aim of the presented studies was to analyze women's and men's preferences regarding men's facial hair using questions with a dichotomous answer format (Study 1 and Study 2) and pictorial stimuli (Study 2). In both studies, women were asked to indicate their preferences for men's facial hair. Men were asked to report preferences for facial hair in themselves and in other men, as well as to report their actual appearance of facial hair. The results showed that women's preferences for men's facial hair were ambiguous, while men preferred facial hair for themselves and had a lower inclination to prefer facial hair in other men. It suggests that men may be aware of some aspects of signaling functions of facial hair, especially these connected with intrasexual competition.
研究人员发现，男性的面部毛发可能具有某些与同性竞争和异性吸引力相关的信号功能。有趣的问题是，男性和女性对男性面部毛发的偏好是否可以被视为他们对这些功能的直观知识的反映。本研究的目的是使用二项式回答格式的问题（研究 1 和研究 2）和图像刺激（研究 2）来分析女性和男性对男性面部毛发的偏好。在这两项研究中，要求女性表明她们对男性面部毛发的偏好。要求男性报告他们对自己和其他男性面部毛发的偏好，以及他们面部毛发的实际外观。结果表明，女性对男性面部毛发的偏好是模糊的，而男性更喜欢自己留面部毛发，对其他男性留面部毛发的偏好较低。这表明男性可能意识到面部毛发信号功能的某些方面，特别是与同性竞争有关的方面。
