Krzysztof Kościński
Biographic Data
| ID | 107521 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Krzysztof Kościński |
| GIVEN NAMES | Krzysztof |
| FAMILY NAME | Kościński |
| SIGNATURE | KOŚCIŃSKI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4748-903X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Breast firmness is of greater importance for women's attractiveness than breast size
OBJECTIVES: Male preferences are believed to have played a role in the evolution of permanently enlarged breasts in human females. Although breast size and shape are proven to affect women's attractiveness, their relative importance has not been investigated thus far. We aime to address this gap. METHODS: We prepared two sets of stimuli, each comprising 49 high-quality color images of a topless woman in a three-quarter view that varied in breast …
Assessment of Waist-to-Hip Ratio Attractiveness in Women
The low proportion of waist to hip size in females is a unique and adaptive human feature. In contemporary human populations, the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is negatively associated with women's health, fecundity, and cognitive ability. It is, therefore, hypothesized that men will prefer women with low WHR. Although this prediction is supported by many studies, considerable disagreement persists about which WHR values are the most attractive and th…
Mere visual experience impacts preference for body shape
Season of birth and subsequent body size
Objectives : The relationship between season of birth and various physical and psychological outcomes was reported in many studies, although the underlying mechanism still remains unrecognized. The aim of this study was to explore the season‐of‐birth effect on body size in the sample of 1,148 eight‐year‐old Polish urban children and propose the mechanism responsible for this effect. Methods : The children were examined three times at their birthd…
How do pairs matched in physical attractiveness form if people are unaware of their own attractiveness
The correlation of physical attractiveness in romantic partners has been widely documented. However, it has also repeatedly been demonstrated that people are largely unaware of their own attractiveness, which raises the question about the mechanism responsible for the within-pair matching. One hitherto unexplored possibility is that low accuracy in attractiveness self-assessments results from methodological drawbacks. Participants were usually as…
Life History of Female Preferences for Male Faces
Although scientific interest in facial attractiveness has developed substantially in recent years, few studies have contributed to our understanding of the ontogeny of facial preferences. In this study, attractiveness of 30 male faces was evaluated by four female groups: girls at puberty, nonpregnant and pregnant young women, and middle-aged women. The main findings are as follows: (1) Preference for sexy-looking faces was strongest in young, non…
The pattern of facial preferences in boys at early adolescence
Despite numerous studies on perception of facial attractiveness in adults, preferences in adolescents remain poorly characterized. The aim of present study was to explore facial preferences in boys at early adolescence (11-13 years old) and compare them with preferences of men. All males evaluated the same 30 female faces, which were also assessed by independent judges for several perceived features. Regardless of age, boys assessed attractivenes…
Do they know what they like? Intra-individual variation of female facial preferences
Although patterns of facial preferences have been examined in many studies, the intra-individual variation in assessments of facial attractiveness has been addressed far less frequently. Here we investigated the stability of women’s evaluations of real and digitally manipulated male faces at monthly and yearly intervals, and we sought determinants of the stability. The following results were obtained: (1) The stability of attractiveness assessmen…
Month-of-birth effect on further body size in a pig model
Current status and future directions of research on facial attractiveness
The aim of the present paper was to evaluate the current state of knowledge on the perception of facial attractiveness and to assess the opportunity for research on poorly explored issues regarding facial preferences. A theoretical framework of research problems was proposed, within which the current state of knowledge on each topic was estimated. The analysis proved that a disproportional amount of research concerned several topics, while many o…
Facial attractiveness
This review embraces the following topics: intra- and inter-populational variation of facial preferences, relationship between facial attractiveness and mate value, biological and social effects of the perception of facial attractiveness, credibility of the adaptive perspective on facial preferences, and the phylogeny of facial attractiveness. Its main conclusions are as follows: (1) Many sources of inter-individual variation in assessments of fa…
Facial attractiveness
This review covers universal patterns in facial preferences. Facial attractiveness has fascinated thinkers since antiquity, but has been the subject of intense scientific study for only the last quarter of a century. Many facial features contribute to facial attractiveness: Averageness and symmetry are preferred by males and females, probably because they signal genetic quality and developmental stability. Men prefer highly feminized female faces…
Month‐of‐birth effect on height and weight in Polish rural children
This study investigated a hypothesis of dependence of child height and weight on the month of their birth. The sample comprised 1,241 subjects, 568 boys and 673 girls, age 6–20 years, from villages in Olsztyn Province, Northeast Poland. Individuals' height and weight data were standardized by sex and age to allow grouping of individuals born in the same month irrespective of their sex and age at examination. Subjects born in October to March prov…
Fertility, offspring survival, and adaptive value as related to morphological traits - methodological and interpretation problems
A great deal of research has been carried out in order to find a relationship between somatic traits and fertility, offspring survival rate and adaptive value. However, the results of these studies lack consistency. The reason behind these discrepancies is the use of inadequate statistical methods and the application of unreliable principles of interpretation. The purpose of this paper is to indicate the methods of data analysis and result interp…
Comparisons of means of many populations
Testing hypotheses on the equality of means is very common. Methods of comparing simultaneously many populations with regard to their means are less popular than the methods of comparing two populations. For this reason, the paper deals only with the latter case. Several tests used for the verification of hypotheses on the equality of many means are described. If such a hypothesis is rejected with these tests, we can find the so-called homogenous…
Assessment of Waist-to-Hip Ratio Attractiveness in Women
The low proportion of waist to hip size in females is a unique and adaptive human feature. In contemporary human populations, the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is negatively associated with women's health, fecundity, and cognitive ability. It is, therefore, hypothesized that men will prefer women with low WHR. Although this prediction is supported by many studies, considerable disagreement persists about which WHR values are the most attractive and th…
Life History of Female Preferences for Male Faces
Although scientific interest in facial attractiveness has developed substantially in recent years, few studies have contributed to our understanding of the ontogeny of facial preferences. In this study, attractiveness of 30 male faces was evaluated by four female groups: girls at puberty, nonpregnant and pregnant young women, and middle-aged women. The main findings are as follows: (1) Preference for sexy-looking faces was strongest in young, non…
Do they know what they like? Intra-individual variation of female facial preferences
Although patterns of facial preferences have been examined in many studies, the intra-individual variation in assessments of facial attractiveness has been addressed far less frequently. Here we investigated the stability of women’s evaluations of real and digitally manipulated male faces at monthly and yearly intervals, and we sought determinants of the stability. The following results were obtained: (1) The stability of attractiveness assessmen…
Fertility, offspring survival, and adaptive value as related to morphological traits - methodological and interpretation problems
A great deal of research has been carried out in order to find a relationship between somatic traits and fertility, offspring survival rate and adaptive value. However, the results of these studies lack consistency. The reason behind these discrepancies is the use of inadequate statistical methods and the application of unreliable principles of interpretation. The purpose of this paper is to indicate the methods of data analysis and result interp…
Comparisons of means of many populations
Testing hypotheses on the equality of means is very common. Methods of comparing simultaneously many populations with regard to their means are less popular than the methods of comparing two populations. For this reason, the paper deals only with the latter case. Several tests used for the verification of hypotheses on the equality of many means are described. If such a hypothesis is rejected with these tests, we can find the so-called homogenous…
Comparisons of means of many populations
Testing hypotheses on the equality of means is very common. Methods of comparing simultaneously many populations with regard to their means are less popular than the methods of comparing two populations. For this reason, the paper deals only with the latter case. Several tests used for the verification of hypotheses on the equality of many means are described. If such a hypothesis is rejected with these tests, we can find the so-called homogenous…
Fertility, offspring survival, and adaptive value as related to morphological traits - methodological and interpretation problems
A great deal of research has been carried out in order to find a relationship between somatic traits and fertility, offspring survival rate and adaptive value. However, the results of these studies lack consistency. The reason behind these discrepancies is the use of inadequate statistical methods and the application of unreliable principles of interpretation. The purpose of this paper is to indicate the methods of data analysis and result interp…
Month‐of‐birth effect on height and weight in Polish rural children
This study investigated a hypothesis of dependence of child height and weight on the month of their birth. The sample comprised 1,241 subjects, 568 boys and 673 girls, age 6–20 years, from villages in Olsztyn Province, Northeast Poland. Individuals' height and weight data were standardized by sex and age to allow grouping of individuals born in the same month irrespective of their sex and age at examination. Subjects born in October to March prov…
Facial attractiveness
This review covers universal patterns in facial preferences. Facial attractiveness has fascinated thinkers since antiquity, but has been the subject of intense scientific study for only the last quarter of a century. Many facial features contribute to facial attractiveness: Averageness and symmetry are preferred by males and females, probably because they signal genetic quality and developmental stability. Men prefer highly feminized female faces…
Facial attractiveness
This review embraces the following topics: intra- and inter-populational variation of facial preferences, relationship between facial attractiveness and mate value, biological and social effects of the perception of facial attractiveness, credibility of the adaptive perspective on facial preferences, and the phylogeny of facial attractiveness. Its main conclusions are as follows: (1) Many sources of inter-individual variation in assessments of fa…
Month-of-birth effect on further body size in a pig model
Current status and future directions of research on facial attractiveness
The aim of the present paper was to evaluate the current state of knowledge on the perception of facial attractiveness and to assess the opportunity for research on poorly explored issues regarding facial preferences. A theoretical framework of research problems was proposed, within which the current state of knowledge on each topic was estimated. The analysis proved that a disproportional amount of research concerned several topics, while many o…
The pattern of facial preferences in boys at early adolescence
Despite numerous studies on perception of facial attractiveness in adults, preferences in adolescents remain poorly characterized. The aim of present study was to explore facial preferences in boys at early adolescence (11-13 years old) and compare them with preferences of men. All males evaluated the same 30 female faces, which were also assessed by independent judges for several perceived features. Regardless of age, boys assessed attractivenes…
Do they know what they like? Intra-individual variation of female facial preferences
Although patterns of facial preferences have been examined in many studies, the intra-individual variation in assessments of facial attractiveness has been addressed far less frequently. Here we investigated the stability of women’s evaluations of real and digitally manipulated male faces at monthly and yearly intervals, and we sought determinants of the stability. The following results were obtained: (1) The stability of attractiveness assessmen…
Season of birth and subsequent body size
Objectives : The relationship between season of birth and various physical and psychological outcomes was reported in many studies, although the underlying mechanism still remains unrecognized. The aim of this study was to explore the season‐of‐birth effect on body size in the sample of 1,148 eight‐year‐old Polish urban children and propose the mechanism responsible for this effect. Methods : The children were examined three times at their birthd…
How do pairs matched in physical attractiveness form if people are unaware of their own attractiveness
The correlation of physical attractiveness in romantic partners has been widely documented. However, it has also repeatedly been demonstrated that people are largely unaware of their own attractiveness, which raises the question about the mechanism responsible for the within-pair matching. One hitherto unexplored possibility is that low accuracy in attractiveness self-assessments results from methodological drawbacks. Participants were usually as…
Life History of Female Preferences for Male Faces
Although scientific interest in facial attractiveness has developed substantially in recent years, few studies have contributed to our understanding of the ontogeny of facial preferences. In this study, attractiveness of 30 male faces was evaluated by four female groups: girls at puberty, nonpregnant and pregnant young women, and middle-aged women. The main findings are as follows: (1) Preference for sexy-looking faces was strongest in young, non…
Mere visual experience impacts preference for body shape
Assessment of Waist-to-Hip Ratio Attractiveness in Women
The low proportion of waist to hip size in females is a unique and adaptive human feature. In contemporary human populations, the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is negatively associated with women's health, fecundity, and cognitive ability. It is, therefore, hypothesized that men will prefer women with low WHR. Although this prediction is supported by many studies, considerable disagreement persists about which WHR values are the most attractive and th…
Breast firmness is of greater importance for women's attractiveness than breast size
OBJECTIVES: Male preferences are believed to have played a role in the evolution of permanently enlarged breasts in human females. Although breast size and shape are proven to affect women's attractiveness, their relative importance has not been investigated thus far. We aime to address this gap. METHODS: We prepared two sets of stimuli, each comprising 49 high-quality color images of a topless woman in a three-quarter view that varied in breast …
Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Attractiveness (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Biology (7 works) · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (6 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Facial attractiveness (6 works) · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works)