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Meta-Analysis
. 2015 Apr 7;10(4):e0122637.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122637. eCollection 2015.

Men's facial width-to-height ratio predicts aggression: a meta-analysis

Michael P Haselhuhn  1 , Margaret E Ormiston  2 , Elaine M Wong  1
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Meta-Analysis

Men's facial width-to-height ratio predicts aggression: a meta-analysis

Michael P Haselhuhn et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Recent research has identified men's facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) as a reliable predictor of aggressive tendencies and behavior. Other research, however, has failed to replicate the fWHR-aggression relationship and has questioned whether previous findings are robust. In the current paper, we synthesize existing work by conducting a meta-analysis to estimate whether and how fWHR predicts aggression. Our results indicate a small, but significant, positive relationship between men's fWHR and aggression.

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Fig 1
Fig 1. PRISMA flow chart.
PRISMA flowchart detailing selection of studies included in meta-analysis.
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Fig 2. Funnel plot.
Funnel plot of Z-transformed effect sizes, plotted against their standard error.
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