What Does Women's Facial Attractiveness Signal? Implications for an Evolutionary Perspective on Appearance Enhancement

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¹ School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0LN, Scotland. benedict.jones@strath.ac.uk.
² Department of Psychology, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales.
³ Institute of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.
⁴ Textile Design Programme, Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, London, England.

Comment

Benedict C Jones et al. Arch Sex Behav. 2022 Jan.

. 2022 Jan;51(1):67-71.

doi: 10.1007/s10508-021-01955-4. Epub 2021 Mar 17.

¹ School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0LN, Scotland. benedict.jones@strath.ac.uk.
² Department of Psychology, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales.
³ Institute of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.
⁴ Textile Design Programme, Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, London, England.

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Response to Commentaries: A Socioevolutionary Approach to Self-Presentation Modification.
Davis AC, Arnocky S. Davis AC, et al. Arch Sex Behav. 2022 Jan;51(1):85-100. doi: 10.1007/s10508-021-02170-x. Epub 2021 Oct 28. Arch Sex Behav. 2022. PMID: 34713430 No abstract available.

An Evolutionary Perspective on Appearance Enhancement Behavior.
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