Christopher Watkins

Emailc.watkinsabertay.acuk

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

Happy to hear from students (self-funded and applicants for SGSSS funded studentships) with enquiries for projects under the following themes, which can overlap: 'Social perceptions based on physical characteristics' and 'factors involved in romantic attraction and pairbonding'. Both themes draw on perspectives from evolutionary biology and anthropology, as well as behavioural ecology and cognitive/social psychology.

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39 Article
16 Poster
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2025
Mate assessment based on physical characteristics: a review and reflection
Watkins, C. D., 1 Feb 2025, In: Biological Reviews. 100, 1, p. 113-130 18 p.
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2023
A systematic examination of actor and trainee interviewer behaviour during Joint Investigative Interviewing Training
Nicol, A., Szojka, Z. A., Watkins, C. D., Gabbert, F. & La Rooy, D., 1 Sept 2023, In: Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. 38, 3, p. 593-606 14 p.
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3 Citations (Scopus)

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2022
Men say "I love you" before women do: robust across several countries
Watkins, C. D., Bovet, J., Fernandez, A. M., Leongómez, J. D., Zelazniewicz, A., Correa Varella, M. A. & Wagstaff, D., 1 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 39, 7, p. 2134-2153 20 p.
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9 Citations (Scopus)

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The great porn experiment V2.0: sexual arousal reduces the salience of familiar women when heterosexual men judge their attractiveness
Sculley, J. & Watkins, C. D., 1 Aug 2022, In: Archives of Sexual Behavior. 51, 6, p. 3071-3082 12 p.
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1 Citation (Scopus)

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2021
Exogenous testosterone decreases men’s sensitivity to vocal cues of male dominance
Han, C., Watkins, C. D., Nan, Y., Ou, J., Lei, X., Li, X. & Wu, Y., 1 Jan 2021, In: Hormones and Behavior. 127, 6 p., 104871.
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5 Citations (Scopus)

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Having options alters the attractiveness of familiar versus novel faces: sex differences and similarities
Sculley, J. R., Ritchie, K. L. & Watkins, C. D., 1 Nov 2021, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 124, 10 p., 106937.
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2020
Social transmission of leadership preference: knowledge of group membership and partisan media reporting moderates perceptions of leadership ability from facial cues to competence and dominance
Watkins, C. D., Xiao, D. & Perrett, D. I., 14 Jan 2020, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 10, 9 p., 2996.
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1 Citation (Scopus)

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Using sexual selection theories to examine contextual variation in heterosexual women’s orientation toward high heels
Watkins, C. & Leitch, A., 1 Apr 2020, In: Archives of Sexual Behavior. 49, 3, p. 849-860 12 p.
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7 Citations (Scopus)

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2019
Initial experimental evidence that the ability to choose between items alters attraction to familiar versus novel persons in different ways for men and women
Sculley, J., Watkins, C. D. & Ritchie, K. L., 9 Feb 2019.
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John Maynard Smith
Watkins, C. D., 22 May 2019, Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Shackelford, T. K. & Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (eds.). Living edition ed. Cham: Springer, 6 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
2 Citations (Scopus)
Kissing
Watkins, C. D., 12 Feb 2019, Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Shackelford, T. K. & Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (eds.). Living edition ed. Cham: Springer, 3 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
National income inequality predicts cultural variation in mouth to mouth kissing
Watkins, C. D., Leongómez, J. D., Bovet, J., Zelazniewicz, A., Korbmacher, M., Correa Varella, M. A., Fernandez, A. M., Wagstaff, D. & Bolgan, S., 30 Apr 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 9 p., 6698.
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11 Citations (Scopus)

164 Downloads (Pure)
Trait openness and agreeableness are related to a left-leaning political orientation but are negatively related to the endorsement of totalitarian ideals
Hollick, D. W. & Watkins, C. D., 26 Sept 2019. 1 p.
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2018

Do national health and wealth predict attitudes toward, and use of mouth-to-mouth kissing in romantic relationships?
Watkins, C. D., Loengomez, J. D., Bovet, J., Zelazniewicz, A., Korbmacher, M., Correa Varella, M. A., Fernandez, A. M., Wagstaff, D. & Bolgan, S., 7 Sept 2018, p. 104. 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Formidability and alliance politics in humans and nonhuman species
Watkins, C. D., 26 Sept 2018, The facial displays of leaders. Senior, C. (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 27-49 23 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
3 Citations (Scopus)
If the shoe fits? Using sexual selection theories to examine potential between-women and within- women variation in their responses to high heels
Watkins, C. D. & Leitch, A., 2018, p. 88. 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

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Negative effects of makeup use on perceptions of leadership ability across two ethnicities
James, E. A., Jenkins, S. & Watkins, C. D., 1 May 2018, In: Perception. 47, 5, p. 540-549 10 p.
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3 Citations (Scopus)

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Personality, gender, and culture
Watkins, C. D., 15 Feb 2018, Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Shackelford, T. K. & Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (eds.). Living edition ed. Cham: Springer, 6 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
The coolidge effect and online dating: primed choice of both potential dates and resources directly reduces the attractiveness of familiar faces (SFA)
Sculley, J., Watkins, C. D. & Ritchie, K. L., 7 Sept 2018, p. 138. 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
2017
Creating beauty: creativity compensates for low physical attractiveness when individuals assess the attractiveness of social and romantic partners
Watkins, C. D., 19 Apr 2017, In: Royal Society Open Science. 4, 11 p., 160955.
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26 Citations (Scopus)

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Own attractiveness and dissatisfaction with physical appearance independently predict the salience of facial cues to size when women judge other women’s attractiveness
Watkins, C. D., 1 Nov 2017, In: Perception. 46, 11, p. 1321-1328 8 p.
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2 Citations (Scopus)

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Own attractiveness and perceived relationship quality shape sensitivity in women’s memory for other men on the attractiveness dimension
Watkins, C. D., Nicholls, M. J., Batres, C., Xiao, D., Talamas, S. & Perrett, D. I., 3 Jun 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Own attractiveness and perceived relationship quality shape sensitivity in women’s memory for other men on the attractiveness dimension
Watkins, C. D., Nicholls, M. J., Batres, C., Xiao, D., Talamas, S. & Perrett, D. I., 1 Jun 2017, In: Cognition. 163, p. 146–154 9 p.
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6 Citations (Scopus)

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Selective memory and the sex ratio: attractive women have better memory for how men look when men outnumber women
Watkins, C. D. & Perrett, D., 3 Jun 2017, p. 136. 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
2016
Competition-related factors directly influence preferences for facial cues of dominance in allies
Watkins, C. D. & Jones, B. C., 1 Dec 2016, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 70, 12, p. 2071-2079 9 p.
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10 Citations (Scopus)

144 Downloads (Pure)
It’s the way he tells them (and who is listening): men’s dominance is positively correlated with their preference for jokes told by dominant-sounding men
Cowan, M. L., Watkins, C. D., Fraccaro, P. J., Feinberg, D. R. & Little, A. C., Mar 2016, In: Evolution and Human Behavior. 37, 2, p. 97-104 8 p.
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7 Citations (Scopus)

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Own attractiveness and perceived relationship quality shape sensitivity in women’s memory for other men on the attractiveness dimension
Watkins, C. D., Nicholls, M. J., Batres, C., Xiao, D., Talamas, S. & Perrett, D. I., 5 Aug 2016, p. 101. 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

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Vocal indicators of dominance
Watkins, C. D. & Pisanski, K., 16 Dec 2016, Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Shackelford, T. K. & Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer, 6 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
2015
It's the way he tells them: men's dominance is well-correlated with their predictions for jokes told by dominant-sounding men
Cowan, M. L., Watkins, C. D., Fraccaro, P. J., Feinberg, D. R. & Little, A. C., 2015.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Perceptions of facial dominance, trustworthiness and attractiveness predict managerial pay awards in experimental tasks
Fruhen, L. S., Watkins, C. D. & Jones, B. C., 1 Dec 2015, In: Leadership Quarterly. 26, 6, p. 1005-1016 12 p.
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50 Citations (Scopus)

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Social support influences preferences for feminine facial cues in potential social partners
Watkins, C. D., Debruine, L. M., Little, A. C. & Jones, B. C., 1 Apr 2015, p. 109. 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
2014
A sex difference in the context sensitivity of dominance perceptions
Watkins, C. D., Debruine, L. M., Feinberg, D. R. & Jones, B. C., 2014, p. 76. 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

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Beauty in the eye of the beholder: potentially adaptive individual differences in human mate preferences
Debruine, L. M., Jones, B. C., Roberts, S. C., Little, A. C. & Watkins, C. D., 31 Jan 2014, Animal behavior: how and why animals do the things they do. Yasukawa, K. & Tang-Martinez, Z. (eds.). Santa Barbara, California: Praeger, Vol. 3: Integration and application with case studies. p. 311-345 35 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Do romantic partners impose greater financial costs than other social partners?
Cunningham, C. L., Tilley, E. B. & Watkins, C. D., 25 Oct 2014.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Priming concerns about pathogen threat versus resource scarcity: dissociable effects on women’s perceptions of men’s attractiveness and dominance
Watkins, C. D., DeBruine, L. M., Little, A. C., Feinberg, D. R. & Jones, B. C., 2014.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
2013
A sex difference in the context-sensitivity of dominance perceptions
Watkins, C. D., DeBruine, L. M., Feinberg, D. R. & Jones, B. C., Sept 2013, In: Evolution and Human Behavior. 34, 5, p. 366–372 7 p.
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11 Citations (Scopus)

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Cues derived from facial appearance in security-related contexts: a biological and socio-cognitive framework
Watkins, C. D., 16 May 2013, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7, 4 p., 204.
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Experimental tests of mate preferences predict real-world mate choice
Fincher, C., Debruine, L., Watkins, C. D., Little, A. & Jones, B., 27 Mar 2013. 1 p.
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Pathogen disgust predicts women’s preferences for masculinity in men’s voices, faces, and bodies
Jones, B. C., Feinberg, D. R., Watkins, C. D., Fincher, C. L., Little, A. C. & DeBruine, L. M., Mar 2013, In: Behavioral Ecology. 24, 2, p. 373-379 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
50 Citations (Scopus)
Perceived facial adiposity conveys information about women's health
Tinlin, R. M., Watkins, C. D., Welling, L. L. M., DeBruine, L. M., Al-Dujaili, E. A. S. & Jones, B. C., May 2013, In: British Journal of Psychology. 104, 2, p. 235-248 14 p.
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45 Citations (Scopus)
Salivary cortisol and pathogen disgust predict men's preferences for feminine shape cues in women's faces
Jones, B. C., Fincher, C. L., Welling, L. L. M., Little, A. C., Feinberg, D. R., Watkins, C. D., Al-Dujaili, E. A. S. & DeBruine, L. M., Feb 2013, In: Biological Psychology. 92, 2, p. 233-240 8 p.
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27 Citations (Scopus)
2012
Cues to the sex ratio of the local population influence women’s preferences for facial symmetry
Watkins, C. D., Jones, B. C., Little, A. C., DeBruine, L. M. & Feinberg, D. R., Feb 2012, In: Animal Behaviour. 83, 2, p. 545-553 9 p.
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37 Citations (Scopus)

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Individual differences in women's perceptions of other women's dominance
Watkins, C. D., Quist, M. C., Smith, F. G., DeBruine, L. M. & Jones, B. C., 1 Jan 2012, In: European Journal of Personality. 26, 1, p. 79–86 8 p.
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18 Citations (Scopus)
Opposite-sex siblings decrease attraction, but not prosocial attributions, to self-resembling opposite-sex faces
DeBruine, L. M., Jones, B. C., Watkins, C. D., Roberts, S. C., Little, A. C., Smith, F. G. & Quist, M. C., 27 Mar 2012, p. 48. 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Perceived facial adiposity conveys information about women’s health
Tinlin, R. M., Watkins, C. D., Welling, L. L. M., DeBruine, L. M., Al-Dujaili, E. A. S. & Jones, B. C., 17 Jun 2012. 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Priming concerns about pathogen threat versus resource scarcity: dissociable effects on women’s perceptions of men’s attractiveness and dominance
Watkins, C. D., DeBruine, L. M., Little, A. C., Feinberg, D. R. & Jones, B. C., Dec 2012, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 66, 12, p. 1549–1556 8 p.
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29 Citations (Scopus)

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Priming men with different contest outcomes modulates their dominance perceptions
Watkins, C. D. & Jones, B. C., 2012, In: Behavioral Ecology. 23, 3, p. 539-543 4 p.
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21 Citations (Scopus)

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Priming men with different contest outcomes modulates their dominance perceptions
Watkins, C. D. & Jones, B. C., 17 Jun 2012. 1 p.
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Reproductive ambition predicts partnered, but not unpartnered, women's preferences for masculine men
Watkins, C. D., Aug 2012, In: British Journal of Psychology. 103, 3, p. 317–329 13 p.
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6 Citations (Scopus)
Social support influences preferences for feminine facial cues in potential social partners
Watkins, C. D., DeBruine, L. M., Little, A. C. & Jones, B. C., 2012, In: Experimental Psychology. 59, 6, p. 340-347 8 p.
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