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| Title |
Gait and menstrual cycle: Ovulating women use sexier gaits and walk slowly ahead of men
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Gait & Posture, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.12.011 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nicolas Guéguen |
| Abstract |
Previous research has demonstrated that women's physical appearance or sexual interest is different across the menstrual cycle. However, the nonverbal behavior of women toward men according to their menstrual cycle has not been previously explored. In this study, the gait of women walking ahead a male confederate was recorded with the help of a spy-camera. The amount of time that women spent walking was the first dependent variable whereas the extent to which the women were perceived to be sexually attractive by two judges was the second dependent variable. Comparisons were performed according to the women's ovulation phase measured with an LH salivary test. Near ovulation, it was found that women walked slower and their gait was subjectively rated as sexier. Such behaviors were interpreted as unconscious desires of women near ovulation to reinforce their attractiveness in order to attract more men and to increase their choice of a partner. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 28 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 11% |
| Japan | 3 | 11% |
| United States | 3 | 11% |
| Spain | 1 | 4% |
| Mexico | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 17 | 61% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 22 | 79% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 11% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 7% |
| Scientists | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 65 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Malta | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 62 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 15% |
| Researcher | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 9% |
| Professor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 16 | 25% |
| Unknown | 7 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 20 | 31% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 15% |
| Unknown | 12 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 70. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 March 2024.
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#617,868
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Outputs from Gait & Posture
#37
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#3,338
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Outputs of similar age from Gait & Posture
#2
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