Born to be beautiful: Season of birth influences adult females’ physical attractiveness
MICHAŁ KANONOWICZ
michal.kanonowicz@gazeta.pl
University of Wrocław, Poland
PIOTR SOROKOWSKI
sorokowskipiotr@yahoo.co.uk
University of Wrocław, Poland
AGNIESZKA SOROKOWSKA
sorokowska@gmail.com
University of Wrocław, plac Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław, Poland
Abstract:
Birth month in humans is associated with certain biological variables such as reproduc-tive success, health and mortality rate. At the same time, physical attractiveness is regarded as one of the reliable markers of human health and genetic quality, which suggests that female attractiveness may vary according to their season of birth. To test this hypothe-sis, ratings of females’ photographs from a popular Polish social networking website were analyzed. The sample included 5294 females aged 21-23 years. Results demonstrated that females born in spring (May) were rated as being signi cantly more attractive than those born in autumn (September and November).
Key words:
season of birth, attractiveness, education, height
DOI: 10.15503/jecs20132-155-161
