Female facial attractiveness increases during the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle

S. C. Roberts, J. Havlicek, J. Flegr, M. Hruskova, A. C. Little, B. C. Jones, D. I. Perrett, M. Petrie

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 2004. DOI 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0174

Has this study been replicated?

The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 failed. The earliest on record is from 2011.

Replications

Physical Cues of Ovulatory Status: A Failure to Replicate Enhanced Facial Attractiveness and Reduced Waist-to-Hip Ratio at High Fertility, Bleske-Rechek et al. (2011). Evolutionary Psychology. Outcome recorded: failed. We did not find evidence that facial attractiveness and waist-to-hip ratio are reliable physical cues of ovulatory status. Outcome read from the abstract. View paper

Cite this record

Roberts, S. C., Havlicek, J., Flegr, J., Hruskova, M., Little, A. C., Jones, B. C., Perrett, D. I., & Petrie, M. (2004). Female facial attractiveness increases during the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 271(suppl 5). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2004.0174

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