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Wearing high heels as female mating strategy
Females use various behavioural tactics in order to attract the attention of a desirable mate. Wearing high heels enhances female physical attractiven…
Preference for high heels correlated with female self-perceived attractiveness. (r = 0.20)
*Shorter body height correlated with preferences for high heels. (−0.11, weak negative correlation between greater body height and high heel use).
*High heels were most preferred in interaction with an attractive male.
*High heels were least preferred in interaction with an unattractive male. >The use of high heels was very strongly enhanced when females imagined interacting with an attractive, but not unattractive, man.
>This suggests that females strategically wear high heels when anticipating an interaction with an attractive male and in all probability avoid wearing high heels when anticipating an interaction with a relatively unattractive male. From an evolutionary view, high heels serve as a subtle and strategic indicator of female sexual interest. On the other hand, females might avoid high heels in situations in which they wish to avoid unwanted mating attention.
*High heels are female sexual signals. >In conclusion, the present research demonstrated that the use of high heels by females has a functional, adaptive value. Wearing high heels seem to be a form of sexual signalling by females in intersexual interactions. Females with lower body height might benefit in particular from high heels, because their legs are visually elongated and, therefore, more attractive to males. These findings add to the literature on sexual signalling, showing that high heels play an important role in human mating interactions.
