Perception of facial attractivity of non-contact and combative
athletes.

D 2017

Perception of facial attractivity of non-contact and combative athletes.

VAJDA, Petr

Základní údaje

Originální název

Perception of facial attractivity of non-contact and combative athletes.

Autoři

VAJDA, Petr

Vydání

Brno, Czech Republic, 11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON KINANTHROPOLOGY Sport and Quality of Life, od s. 965-972, 8 s. 2017

Nakladatel

Masarykova univerzita

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Stať ve sborníku

Obor

50400 5.4 Sociology

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

elektronická verze "online"

Odkazy

URL

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14510/17:00102748

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sportovních studií

ISBN

978-80-210-8917-4

UT WoS

000467203700096

Klíčová slova anglicky

Mating strategy; masculinity; sexual attractiveness; athletes

Štítky

JS2018 d036pd, rivok

Změněno: 5. 5. 2020 09:57, Mgr. Pavlína Roučová, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

Female partner preferences may change over the time. They are influenced by many factors. The key determinants in sexual strategies and perception of attractiveness include fertility and preferences of either a long-term or a short-term relationship. The main differences are in perceptions of male masculinity and the ability to provide and raise offspring. This paper aims to describe changes in the perception of the attractiveness of photographs of male faces of elite golfers (non-contact sport) and MMA fighters (combative sport). The data was collected through anonymous questionnaires from 400 women over the age of 15. A questionnaire included photos of athletes in random order and 1-10 scale rating (10 for the most attractive ones). In this research, the following factors were observed: age, sexual activity/passivity, use of hormonal contraceptives, duration of actual relationship, and number of children they had. For data analysis, the effect size was calculated by using Cohen’s D between the average mark of contact and non-contact athletes. The greatest differences in the perception of facial attractiveness among the women in the research sample were caused by age and the number of children. This can be explained by low fertility of older women and by lower needs for more offspring in women with more children. In both cases, strong masculine indicators which are typical for contact athletes are no longer so important to women. On the contrary, it can be assumed that most of Czech women of lower age (15-20 years) do not look for a father of their children and alifelong partner yet, and non-contact athletes are therefore not so preferred. An active sexual life and the use of hormonal contraception show only a small change in the preferences. In both of these cases in which women are expected to have higher fertility, the perception of combative athletes attractiveness has grown slightly.

Citovat

VAJDA, Petr. Perception of facial attractivity of non-contact and combative athletes. Online. In Martin Zvonař, Zuzana Sajdlová. 11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON KINANTHROPOLOGY Sport and Quality of Life. Brno, Czech Republic: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, s. 965-972. ISBN 978-80-210-8917-4.

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ER  -

VAJDA, Petr. Perception of facial attractivity of non-contact and combative athletes. Online. In Martin Zvonař, Zuzana Sajdlová. \textit{11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON KINANTHROPOLOGY Sport and Quality of Life}. Brno, Czech Republic: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, s.~965-972. ISBN~978-80-210-8917-4.

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