A small, positive correlation exists between a man's intelligence and the physical attractiveness of his wife.

RSDevotion1 · 2022-10-31T01:15:53+00:00

The information is pulled from a fairly large dataset.

The WLS is a long-term study of a random sample of 10,317 people who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957.

It was hypothesized that more physically attractive individuals would have a spouse that was more intelligent, but that this association would be moderated by sex. Specifically, we predicted that more physically attractive women would have more intelligent husbands, but that a man’s physical attractiveness would not predict his wife’s intelligence. The results of correlation and regression analyses were consistent with these predictions, although the effect sizes were small. Additionally, we identified an interaction in which women’s physical attractiveness was more strongly associated with their husbands’ intelligence for more intelligent women than for less intelligent women.

The researchers were really forcing statistical significance. The average IQ range for the husbands was only a few points, and it even looks like there was a very slight negative correlation for less intelligent women.

TL;DR: Male intelligence negligibly predicts the physical attractiveness of his wife (despite the researchers finding statistical significance). Even though intelligence affects a man's money and status, LMS are probably far more important for attracting women (especially of a higher caliber) than intelligence.

Lao_Shan_Lung · 2023-01-09T20:23:27+00:00

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Title	A small, positive correlation exists between a man's intelligence and the physical attractiveness of his wife.
Author	RSDevotion1
Upvotes	33
Comments	4
Date	October 31, 2022 1:05 AM UTC (3 years ago)
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