Red Increases Attaction.
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 1:31 pmI think this goes along with Shiny Shirt theory but I was doing a bit of "light reading" and stumbled upon this. Very interesting. Black shiny shirt with red tie? Or maybe just a red shiny shirt..
[url]http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xge-139-3-399.pdf[/url]
What influences women’s physical attraction to men? Women’s
romantic preferences are of great interest to the general public and
the scientific community alike, and although the popular media
often portrays female sexuality as a mystery, scientific research
has revealed several factors that influence women’s attraction to
men. Women find men more attractive when they have average,
symmetrical facial features that display certain masculine qualities
(a prominent chin and cheekbones) and a body that is symmetrical
and muscular (but not muscle bound), with the shoulders somewhat
wider than the hips. Men who are slightly taller than average
and who have a relatively deep voice are also preferred by women
(for reviews, see Buss, 2008; Gangestad & Scheyd, 2005; Sugiyama,
2005; Weeden & Sabini, 2005). Research focused on
nonphysical characteristics has shown that women find men more
attractive when they are kind (Sprecher & Regan, 2002), agreeable
(Jensen-Campbell, Graziano, & West, 1995), intelligent (Hatfield
& Sprecher, 1995), high in status (Townsend & Levy, 1990b),
emotionally stable (Buss et al., 1990), and good-humored
(Bressler, Martin, & Balshine, 2006).
In the present research we investigate color, specifically the
color red, as a novel factor that may influence women’s attraction
to men. Red carries amorous meaning in the context of heterosexual
interaction. Research on color associations indicates that people
across cultures link red to love and passion (Aslam, 2006;
Jacobs, Keown, Worthley, & Gyhmn, 1991; Neto, 2002), and red
often appears as a symbol of eros, lust, and fertility in ancient
mythology, folklore, and ritual (Hutchings, 2004; Jobes, 1962;
Kohn, 1999).
[url]http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xge-139-3-399.pdf[/url]
What influences women’s physical attraction to men? Women’s
romantic preferences are of great interest to the general public and
the scientific community alike, and although the popular media
often portrays female sexuality as a mystery, scientific research
has revealed several factors that influence women’s attraction to
men. Women find men more attractive when they have average,
symmetrical facial features that display certain masculine qualities
(a prominent chin and cheekbones) and a body that is symmetrical
and muscular (but not muscle bound), with the shoulders somewhat
wider than the hips. Men who are slightly taller than average
and who have a relatively deep voice are also preferred by women
(for reviews, see Buss, 2008; Gangestad & Scheyd, 2005; Sugiyama,
2005; Weeden & Sabini, 2005). Research focused on
nonphysical characteristics has shown that women find men more
attractive when they are kind (Sprecher & Regan, 2002), agreeable
(Jensen-Campbell, Graziano, & West, 1995), intelligent (Hatfield
& Sprecher, 1995), high in status (Townsend & Levy, 1990b),
emotionally stable (Buss et al., 1990), and good-humored
(Bressler, Martin, & Balshine, 2006).
In the present research we investigate color, specifically the
color red, as a novel factor that may influence women’s attraction
to men. Red carries amorous meaning in the context of heterosexual
interaction. Research on color associations indicates that people
across cultures link red to love and passion (Aslam, 2006;
Jacobs, Keown, Worthley, & Gyhmn, 1991; Neto, 2002), and red
often appears as a symbol of eros, lust, and fertility in ancient
mythology, folklore, and ritual (Hutchings, 2004; Jobes, 1962;
Kohn, 1999).