Individual's Reproductive Strategies Moderates the Association Between Facial Width-to-Height and Risk-Taking Propensity.

Pub Date : 2022-07-01 DOI:10.1177/14747049221096758
Fabiane de Barros Figueirêdo Cavalcante, Marcelo Vinhal Nepomuceno, Danielle Miranda de Oliveira Arruda Gomes, Samuel Façanha Câmara
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Previous research has yielded mixed findings on the relationship between facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR), an androgen-dependent feature, and risk-taking propensity. We argue that mixed findings might result from overlooked variables. Given that risk-taking propensity might be ultimately linked to a search for mating opportunities, we analyze if reproductive strategies moderate the relationship between fWHR and risk-taking propensity. Our results, obtained from a sample of 434 male participants, show a positive association between fWHR and recreational and social risk-taking only for men who are more motivated to focus on mating effort over offspring survival. This finding aligns with research arguing that risk-taking may be a mating strategy since being social and recreational risk-prone might illustrate physical and psychological qualities and improve one's ability to attract mates. Our results support the notion that risk-taking might be a domain-specific construct. Overall, our research is in line with recent findings suggesting that the impact of testosterone exposure on risk-taking propensity is best understood when considering the role of contextual variables. Consequently, we add to previous research that studies related to risk-taking propensity should account for reproductive strategies.

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个体的生殖策略调节面部宽高比与冒险倾向的关系。
先前的研究对面部宽高比(fWHR)——一种雄激素依赖性特征——与冒险倾向之间的关系得出了不同的结果。我们认为,混合的结果可能是由被忽视的变量造成的。考虑到冒险倾向可能最终与寻找交配机会有关,我们分析了生殖策略是否调节了fWHR和冒险倾向之间的关系。我们从434名男性参与者的样本中获得的结果显示,只有那些更积极地关注交配努力而不是后代生存的男性,他们的身高比和娱乐和社会冒险呈正相关。这一发现与一项研究一致,该研究认为,冒险可能是一种交配策略,因为社交和娱乐冒险倾向可能表明身体和心理素质,并提高一个人吸引伴侣的能力。我们的研究结果支持这样一种观点,即风险承担可能是一个领域特定的结构。总的来说,我们的研究与最近的研究结果一致,表明睾酮暴露对冒险倾向的影响在考虑环境变量的作用时是最好的理解。因此,我们在之前的研究基础上补充说,与冒险倾向相关的研究应该考虑到生殖策略。
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