Vocal Parameters of Speech and Singing Covary and Are Related to Vocal Attractiveness, Body Measures, and Sociosexuality: A Cross-Cultural Study
| Autor: | Petr Tureček, Jan Havlíček, Lydie Kubicová, Kamila Janaina Pereira, Marco Antonio Correa Varella, Pavel Šebesta, Petra Stolařová, Jaroslava Varella Valentova, Francisco Dyonísio Cardoso Mendes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Attractiveness
lcsh:BF1-990 fitness indicators VOCAL PARAMETERS REPÚBLICA TCHECA voice modulation Developmental psychology vocal attractiveness otorhinolaryngologic diseases Psychology Cross-cultural music song fundamental frequency Association (psychology) General Psychology Human voice Original Research humanities lcsh:Psychology nervous system Sexual selection human voice behavior and behavior mechanisms Singing sociosexuality psychological phenomena and processes Vocal tract |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 10 (2019) Frontiers in Psychology |
| ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02029 |
| Popis: | Perceived vocal attractiveness and measured sex-dimorphic vocal parameters are both associated with underlying individual qualities. Research tends to focus on speech but singing is another highly evolved communication system that has distinct and universal features with analogs in other species, and it is relevant in mating. Both speaking and singing voice provides relevant information about its producer. We tested whether speech and singing function as "backup signals" that indicate similar underlying qualities. Using a sample of 81 men and 86 women from Brazil and the Czech Republic, we investigated vocal attractiveness rated from speech and singing and its association with fundamental frequency (F0), apparent vocal tract length (VTL), body characteristics, and sociosexuality. F0, VTL, and rated attractiveness of singing and speaking voice strongly correlated within the same individual. Lower-pitched speech in men, higher-pitched speech and singing in women, individuals who like to sing more, and singing of individuals with a higher pitch modulation were perceived as more attractive. In men, physical size positively predicted speech and singing attractiveness. Male speech but not singing attractiveness was associated with higher sociosexuality. Lower-pitched male speech was related to higher sociosexuality, while lower-pitched male singing was linked to lower sociosexuality. Similarly, shorter speech VTL and longer singing VTL predicted higher sociosexuality in women. Different vocal displays function as "backup signals" cueing to attractiveness and body size, but their relation to sexual strategies in men and women differs. Both singing and speech may indicate evolutionarily relevant individual qualities shaped by sexual selection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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