Female Voice-Related Sexual Attractiveness to Males: Does it Vary With Different Degrees of Conception Likelihood?

Filipa M.B., Lã, Polo, Nuria, Granqvist, Svante, Cova, Tania y Pais, Alberto C. . (2023) Female Voice-Related Sexual Attractiveness to Males: Does it Vary With Different Degrees of Conception Likelihood?. Journal of Voice, Vol. 37 Issue 3

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Título Female Voice-Related Sexual Attractiveness to Males: Does it Vary With Different Degrees of Conception Likelihood?
Autor(es) Filipa M.B., Lã
Polo, Nuria
Granqvist, Svante
Cova, Tania
Pais, Alberto C.
Materia(s) Educación
Abstract Previous investigations have found that female voice-related attractiveness to males increases when both conception likelihood (CL) and voice fundamental frequency (fo) are elevated. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a perceptual experiment where 78 heterosexual males rated sexual attractiveness of 9 female voice samples, recorded at menstrual, follicular and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle under two double-blinded randomly allocated conditions: a natural menstrual cycle (placebo condition) and when using an oral contraceptive pill (OCP condition). The voice samples yielded a total of 54 stimuli that were visually sorted and rated using Visor software. Concentrations of estrogens, progesterone and testosterone were analyzed, and measurements of speaking fundamental frequency (sfo) and its standard deviation (sfoSD), fo derivative (dfo) and fo slope were made. A multilevel ordinal logistic regression model nested in listeners and in females, and adjusted by phase and condition, was carried out to assess the association between ratings and: (1) phases and conditions; (2) sex steroid hormonal concentrations; and (3) voice parameters. A high probability of obtaining high ratings of voice sexual attractiveness was found for: (1) menstrual phase of placebo use and follicular phase of OCP use; (2) for low estradiol to progesterone ratio and testosterone concentrations; and (3) for low dfo. The latter showed a moderate statistical association with ratings of high attractiveness, as compared with the small association found for the remaining variables. It seems that the voice is a weak cue for female CL. Female sexual attraction to males may be a consequence of what females do in order to regulate their extended sexuality across the menstrual cycle rather than of estrus cues, the use of paralinguistic speech patterns being an example.
Palabras clave Female voices
Sexual attractiveness
Menstrual cycle
Oral contraceptive pill
Sex steroid hormones
Fundamental frequency
Editor(es) Elsevier
Fecha 2023-05
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Identificador bibliuned:425-Lfilipa-0026
http://e-spacio.uned.es/fez/view/bibliuned:425-Lfilipa-0026
DOI - identifier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.02.006
ISSN - identifier 0892-1997
Nombre de la revista Journal of Voice
Número de Volumen 37
Número de Issue 3
Página inicial 467.e19
Página final 467.e31
Publicado en la Revista Journal of Voice, Vol. 37 Issue 3
Idioma eng
Versión de la publicación acceptedVersion
Tipo de recurso Article
Derechos de acceso y licencia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Notas adicionales This is the Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Elsevier in "Journal of Voice" on May 2023, available online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.02.006
Notas adicionales Este es el manuscrito aceptado de un artículo publicado por Elsevier en "Journal of Voice" en May 2023, disponible en línea: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.02.006

 
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