Abstract

Objectives: Sexual orientation categories are commonly differentiated in the partner preference literature. Yet little is known about how the variability within each category influences partner preferences.

Methods: We investigated women’s (N = 27,611) preferences for sexual dimorphism in male faces in relation to self-reports of sexual attraction to men/women (from ‘not at all’ to ‘very’).

Results: Self-identified heterosexual women reported considerable variation in sexual attraction levels. We found that sexual dimorphism preferences related positively with attraction to men and negatively with attraction to women.

Conclusions: Such variability in women’s sexuality should be taken into account when investigating partner preferences.

摘要

目标：性倾向类别在伴侣偏好文献中通常有所区别。关于每个类别中的可变性如何影响伴侣的偏好，人们知之甚少。

方法：我们研究了妇女（ñ  = 27,611）的偏好有关性吸引力的自我报告的男性/女性在男性的面孔两性异形（从“根本”到“非常”）。

结果：自我认同的异性恋女性报告说其性吸引力水平差异很大。我们发现性二态性偏好与吸引男人成正比，与吸引女人成反比。

结论：在调查伴侣的偏好时，应考虑到女性性别的这种变异性。