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专家：宽脸女人是天生赢家

Psychologists at Friedrich-Alexander University in Bavaria, Germany, investigated the effects of the intense hormonal activity in the brain and the growing body during puberty. The theory is that such changes help shape facial bones and work on developing the areas of the brain relating to motivation and behavior.

德国巴伐利亚州弗里德里希-亚历山大大学心理学家进行了一项调查，他们研究了青春期强烈的荷尔蒙活动对大脑和身体发育的影响。他们的理论是，荷尔蒙的变化影响了面部骨骼，并有助于开发与动机和行为有关的大脑区域。

They measured face width and height, and calculated the ratio of the distance between the left and right cheekbones to the distance between the upper lip and brow.

研究人员测量了人脸的宽高，计算出左右颧骨间的间距与上唇到眉毛之间距离的比率。

They called the measurement the facial width-to-height ratio or fWHR. Higher ratios, allocated to people with wider faces, are considered more masculine, while lower ratios are more feminine.

这一比率被称为面部宽高比。比率较高的面部（即更宽的面部）更加男性化，而比率较低的则更女性化。

Researchers then carried out tests on 213 subjects to measure a psychological phenomenon known as the ‘implicit need for power’ or nPower, a predisposition that works subconsciously. The results showed links between fWHR and the desire for power – but only in women.