An interesting research article was just published which studied the speed at which women walked relative to their menstrual cycle (Guegen N: Gait and menstrual cycle: Ovulating women use sexier gaits and walk slowly ahead of men. Gait and Posture, 35:621-624, 2012.) 206 women between the ages of 18 and 22, volunteered to take part in the study. The women were introduced to an "attractive" male confederate in a laboratory setting and asked to walk to another destination down a 18 m long hallway while the "attractive" man walked behind them. During their walk down the hallway, the women were videotaped and also had the duration of their 18 m walk timed. At the end of their walk, the subjects salivary luteinizing hormone levels were assessed to determine if the women were near ovulation. Also, videos of the women walking were viewed by two male coders who were asked to subjectively assess the sexual attractiveness of each subject’s gait.
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Results from the study showed that fertility probability was the main effect on time spent walking down the hallway (p=.002). In addition, women's gait was subjectively perceived to be significantly "sexier" when their fertility risk was higher (p=.02).
In summary, the study found that women near ovulation spent more time walking down ahead of a male confederate and their gaits were perceived to be "sexier" when evaluated by males. The researchers felt that "such results confirm that subtle behavioral cues are influenced by the menstrual cycle".
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