• A multi-lab test of the facial feedback hypothesis by the Many Smiles Collaboration 

      Coles, Nicholas A.; March, David S.; Marmolejo-Ramos, Fernando; Larsen, Jeff T.; Arinze, Nwadiogo C.; Ndukaihe, Izuchukwu L. G.; Willis, Megan L.; Foroni, Francesco; Reggev, Niv; Mokady, Aviv; Forscher, Patrick S.; Hunter, John F.; Kaminski, Gwenaël; Yüvrük, Elif; Kapucu, Aycan; Nagy, Tamás; Hajdu, Nandor; Tejada, Julian; Freitag, Raquel M. K.; Zambrano, Danilo; Som, Bidisha; Aczel, Balazs; Barzykowski, Krystian; Adamus, Sylwia; Filip, Katarzyna; Yamada, Yuki; Ikeda, Ayumi; Eaves, Daniel L.; Levitan, Carmel A.; Leiweke, Sydney; Parzuchowski, Michal; Butcher, Natalie; Pfuhl, Gerit; Basnight-Brown, Dana M.; Hinojosa, José A.; Montoro, Pedro R.; Javela D, Lady G.; Vezirian, Kevin; IJzerman, Hans; Trujillo, Natalia; Pressman, Sarah D.; Gygax, Pascal M.; Özdoğru, Asil A.; Ruiz-Fernandez, Susana; Ellsworth, Phoebe C.; Gaertner, Lowell; Strack, Fritz; Marozzi, Marco; Liuzza, Marco Tullio (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-20)
      Following theories of emotional embodiment, the facial feedback hypothesis suggests that individuals’ subjective experiences of emotion are influenced by their facial expressions. However, evidence for this hypothesis has been mixed. We thus formed a global adversarial collaboration and carried out a preregistered, multicentre study designed to specify and test the conditions that should most reliably ...
    • Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries 

      Kowal, Marta; Sorokowski, Piotr; Pisanski, Katarzyna; Valentova, Jaroslava Varella; Varella, Marco A. C.; Frederick, David A.; Al-Shawaf, Laith; García, Felipe E.; Giammusso, Isabella; Gjoneska, Biljana; Kozma, Luca; Otterbring, Anders Emil Tobias; Papadatou-Pastou, Marietta; Pfuhl, Gerit; Stöckli, Sabrina; Studzinska, Anna; Toplu-Demirtas, Ezgi; Touloumakos, Anna K.; Bakos, Bence E.; Batres, Carlota; Bonneterre, Solenne; Czamanski-Cohen, Johanna; Dacanay, Jovi C.; Deschrijver, Eliane; Fisher, Maryanne L.; Grano, Caterina; Grigoryev, Dmitry; Kačmár, Pavol; Kozlov, Mikhail V.; Manunta, Efisio; Massar, Karlijn; McFall, Joseph P.; Mebarak, Moises; Miccoli, Maria Rosa; Milfont, Taciano L.; Prokop, Pavol; Aavik, Toivo; Arriaga, Patricia; Baiocco, Roberto; Cenek, Jiri; Cetinkaya, Hakan; Duyar, Izzet; Guemaz, Farida; Ishii, Tatsunori; Kamburidis, Julia A.; Khun-Inkeeree, Hareesol; Grassini, Simone; Nyhus, Ellen K.; Siepelmeyer, Henrik; Singh, Sangeeta; Lidborg, Linda H.; Manor, Hagar; Nussinson, Ravit; Omar-Fauzee, Mohd Sofian B.; Pazhoohi, Farid; Ponnet, Koen; Caetano Santos, Anabela; Senyk, Oksana; Spasovski, Ognen; Vintila, Mona; Wang, Austin H.; Yoo, Gyesook; Zerhouni, Oulmann; Amin, Rizwana; Aquino, Sibele; Boğa, Merve; Boussena, Mahmoud; Can, Ali R.; Can, Seda; Castro, Rita; Chirumbolo, Antonio; Coker, Ogeday; Cornec, Clément; Dural, Seda; Eder, Stephanie J.; Moharrampour, Nasim Ghahraman; Hristova, Evgeniya; Ikizer, Gözde; Kervyn, Nicolas; Koyuncu, Mehmet; Kunisato, Yoshihiko; Lins, Samuel; Mandzyk, Tetyana; Mari, Silva; Mattiassi, Alan D. A.; Memisoglu-Sanli, Aybegum; Morelli, Mara; Novaes, Felipe C.; Parise, Miriam; Banai, Irena Pavela; Perun, Mariia; Plohl, Nejc; sahli, Fatima Zahra; Šakan, Dušana; Smojver-Azic, Sanja; Söylemez, Sinem; Çağlar, Solak; Toyama, Asako; Wlodarczyk, Anna; Yamada, Yuki; Abad-Villaverde, Beatriz; Afhami, Reza; Akello, Grace; Alami, Nael H.; Alma, Leyla; Argyrides, Marios; Atamtürk, Derya; Burduli, Nana; Cardon, Sayra; Carneiro, João; Castaneda, Andrea; Chalatkiewicz, Izabela; Chopik, William J.; Chubinidze, Dimitri; Conroy-Beam, Daniel; Contreras-Garduño, Jorge; Ribeiro da Silva, Diana; Don, Yahya B.; Donato, Silva; Dubrov, Dmitri; Duračková, Michaela; Dutt, Sanjana; Ebimgbo, Samuel O.; Estevan, Ignacio; Etchezahar, Edgardo; Fedor, Peter; Fekih-Romdhane, Feten; Frackowiak, Tomasz; Galasinska, Katarzyna; Gargula, Łukasz; Gelbart, Benjamin; Yepes, Talia Gomez; Hamdaoui, Brahim; Hromatko, Ivana; Itibi, Salome N.; Jaforte, Luna; Janssen, Steve M.J.; Jovic, Marija; Kertechian, Kevin S.; Khan, Farah; Kobylarek, Aleksander; Koso-Drljevic, Maida; Krasnodębska, Anna; Križanić, Valerija; Landa-Blanco, Miguel; Mailhos, Alvaro; Marot, Tiago; Dorcic, Tamara Martinac; Martinez-Banfi, Martha; Yusof, MatRahimi; Mayorga-Lascano, Marlon; Mikuličiūtė, Vita; Mišetić, Katarina; Musil, Bojan; Najmussaqib, Arooj; Muthu, Kavitha Nalla; Natividade, Jean C.; Ndukaihe, Izuchukwu L.G.; Oberzaucher, Elisabeth; Omar, Salma S.; Ostaszewski, Franciszek; Pacquing, Ma. Criselda T.; Pagani, Ariela F.; Park, Ju Hee; Pirtskhalava, Ekaterine; Reips, Ulf-Dietrich; Reyes, Marc Eric S.; Röer, Jan P.; Şahin, Ayşegül; Samekin, Adil; Sargautyte, Ruta; Semenovskikh, Tatiana; Soltys, Alicja; Sorokowska, Agnieszka; Soto-López, Rodrigo; Sultanova, Liliya; Tamayo-Agudelo, William; Tan, Chee-Seng; Topanova, Gulmira T.; Bulut, Merve Topcu; Trémolière, Bastien; Tulyakul, Singha; Türkan, Belgüzar N.; Urbanek, Arkadiusz; Volkodav, Tatiana; Walter, Kathryn; Yakoob, Mohd Faiz Mohd; Zumárraga-Espinosa, Marcos (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-06)
      People across the world and throughout history have gone to great lengths to enhance their physical appearance. Evolutionary psychologists and ethologists have largely attempted to explain this phenomenon via mating preferences and strategies. Here, we test one of the most popular evolutionary hypotheses for beauty-enhancing behaviors, drawn from mating market and parasite stress perspectives, ...