Many previous studies have investigated the effects of manipulating sexually dimorphic shape characteristics in face images on attractiveness judgments. However, results have been mixed and show considerable cross-cultural variability, particularly for women’s judgments of men’s facial attractiveness. Because very little research has investigated face preferences in Arab samples, we assessed Arab women’s preferences for sexually dimorphic face shapes (study 1) and the effect of sexually dimorphic face shapes on Arab women’s dominance perceptions (study 2). Analyses showed that Arab women preferred feminized versions of both women’s and men’s faces over masculinized versions (study 1, N = 272) and that masculinizing face shape had a positive effect on Arab women’s perceptions of the dominance of men, but not women (study 2, N = 270). These image manipulations did not have a significant effect on perceptions of trustworthiness, however (study 3, N = 434). Collectively, these results suggest that Arab women prefer relatively feminine face shapes in potential mates that they perceive as being low dominance. We discuss some directions for future research on the ultimate function of Arab women’s preferences for sexual dimorphism in faces

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妇女偏爱面部性别差异的偏好：来自阿拉伯妇女样本的数据

以前的许多研究已经研究了操纵人脸图像中的双态性特征对吸引力判断的影响。但是，结果好坏参半，并且显示出相当大的跨文化差异，尤其是对于女性对男性面部吸引力的判断而言。因为很少有研究调查阿拉伯样本中的面部偏爱，所以我们评估了阿拉伯女性对两性性面孔形状的偏爱（研究1）以及性双性面孔形状对阿拉伯女性优势感的影响（研究2）。分析表明，阿拉伯女性更喜欢男性和女性面孔的女性化版本（研究1，N = 272），并且男性化的面部形状对阿拉伯女性对男性的主导感有积极影响，但对女性却没有影响（研究2） ，N = 270）。但是，这些图像处理对可信任度的感知没有显着影响（研究3，N = 434）。总的来说，这些结果表明，阿拉伯妇女在她们认为低优势的潜在伴侣中更喜欢女性化的脸型。我们讨论了有关阿拉伯女性面部双性恋偏好的最终功能的未来研究的一些方向