Differences in the Perceived Attractiveness of Non-contact and
Combative Athletes' Facial Pictures

J 2019

Differences in the Perceived Attractiveness of Non-contact and Combative Athletes' Facial Pictures

VAJDA, Petr; Kateřina STRAŠILOVÁ a Zdenko REGULI

Základní údaje

Originální název

Differences in the Perceived Attractiveness of Non-contact and Combative Athletes' Facial Pictures

Autoři

VAJDA, Petr; Kateřina STRAŠILOVÁ a Zdenko REGULI

Vydání

Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research, Warsaw, Josef Pilsucki University, 2019, 2081-2221

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

30306 Sport and fitness sciences

Stát vydavatele

Polsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14510/19:00109960

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sportovních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

sexual habits; risky sexual behavior; prevention; sexually transmitted illnesses

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 11. 5. 2020 09:01, Mgr. Pavlína Roučová, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

Female mating strategies and partner preferences are influenced by many factors. Depending on the life context, the preference for either a long-term or a short-term relationship, the willingness to have off-spring, or the current fertility conditions can be key factors. Differences can largely be traced to the perception of physical masculinity and the ability to provide and raise offspring. This study seeks to obtain data that will help to describe changes in the female perception of the attractiveness of facial photographs of male elite golfers (non-contact sport) and MMA fighters (combative sport) in connection with the following factors: age, sexual activity/passivity, use of hormonal contraceptives, duration of actual relation-ship, and number of children. Data for this study were collected using an anonymous questionnaire that included photos of the athletes in a random order and a 1-10 rating scale (10 indicating the most attractive). The research sample consisted of 1,035 female participants. The statistical significance was analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests, Eta2, and Cohen's d for the average ratings of the contact and non-contact athletes. The female participants slightly preferred the golfers' pictures. This preference grew significantly with age and number of children. A possible explanation for these results may be the participants' decreasing fertility or the willingness to have another child in the Czech socio-culture. In such cases, the strong masculine features typical of combative athletes could be less important. In contrast to some earlier findings, contraceptive use did not affect the perception of male attractiveness compared to the entire sample's average ratings, furthermore, neither did sexual activity/passivity.

Citovat

VAJDA, Petr; Kateřina STRAŠILOVÁ a Zdenko REGULI. Differences in the Perceived Attractiveness of Non-contact and Combative Athletes' Facial Pictures. Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research. Warsaw: Josef Pilsucki University, 2019, roč. 81, č. 1, s. 75-86. ISSN 2081-2221. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2019-0006.

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VAJDA, Petr; Kateřina STRAŠILOVÁ a Zdenko REGULI. Differences in the Perceived Attractiveness of Non-contact and Combative Athletes' Facial Pictures. \textit{Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research}. Warsaw: Josef Pilsucki University, 2019, roč.~81, č.~1, s.~75-86. ISSN~2081-2221. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2019-0006.

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