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Original paper

Facial attractiveness predicts longevity

Volume: 24, Issue: 5, Pages: 351 - 356
Published: Sep 1, 2003
Abstract
In the current investigation, 20 undergraduate students rated 50 high school yearbook photographs from the 1920s on two measures, attractiveness and perceived health. These measures were then correlated with each other and with the photographed subjects' longevity. Facial attractiveness was found to predict future longevity, but perceived health did not. The results are discussed in terms of sexual selection...
Paper Details
Title
Facial attractiveness predicts longevity
Published Date
Sep 1, 2003
Volume
24
Issue
5
Pages
351 - 356
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