Marina Butovskaya
- Professor:Faculty of Humanities / School of History
- Chief Research Fellow:Faculty of Humanities / International Centre of Anthropology
- Marina Butovskaya has been at HSE University since 2014.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
- 2019Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- 2009
Doctor of Sciences* in Anthropology
- 2004Professor
- 1982
Degree
Lomonosov Moscow State University
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.
Courses (2022/2023)
- Physical Anthropology with the Elements of Evolutionary Anthropology (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
Courses (2020/2021)
Courses (2019/2020)
Courses (2018/2019)
Publications89
- Article Butovskaya Marina, Vasilyev V., Lazebny O. Aggression, Digit Ratio, and Variation in the Androgen Receptor, Serotonin Transporter, and Dopamine D4 Receptor Genes in African Foragers: The Had // Behavior Genetics. 2012. Vol. 42. No. 4. P. 647-662.
- Article Sorokowski P., Butovskaya M. Height preferences in humans may not be universal: Evidence from the Datoga people of Tanzania // Body Image. 2012. No. 9. P. 510-516.
- Article Balasubramaniam K., Dittmar K., Berman C., Butovskaya M. Hierarchical steepness and phylogenetic models: phylogenetic signals in Macaca // Animal Behavior. 2012. Vol. 83. P. 2007-2018.
- Article Бутовская М. Л., Луценко Е. Л., Ткачук К. Е. Буллинг как социокультурный феномен и его связь с чертами личности // Этнографическое обозрение. 2012. № 5. С. 139-150.
- Article Бутовская М. Л., Карелин Д., Буркова В. Традиционные скотоводы Восточной Африки сегодня: репродуктивный успех, плодовитость, детская смертность и благосостояние датога Северной Танзании // Вестник Московского университета. Серия 23: Антропология. 2012. № 4. С. 71-84.
- Article Butovskaya M., Chalyan V., Meishvili N. Reconciliation in Hamadryas Baboons (Papio hamadryas): Testing the Relationship Quality Hypothesis / Пер. с рус. // Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology. 2013. Vol. 43. No. 4. P. 492-496.
- Article Бутовская М. Л., Чалян В., Мейшвили Н. Переадресованная агрессия и утешение у павианов гамадрилов // Российский физиологический журнал им. И.М. Сеченова. 2013. Т. 99. № 6. С. 697-705.
- Article Бутовская М. Л., Постникова Е. А., Веселовская Е. В., Маурер А. М., Савинецкий А., Сыроежкин Г. Пальцевой индекс, маскулинность лица и флуктуирующая асимметрии как маркеры полового отбора в традиционных африканских популяциях хадза и датога // Вестник Московского университета. Серия 23: Антропология. 2014. № 2. С. 18-28.
- Article Бутовская М. Л., Бутовский Р. О., Веселовская Е. В. Россияне и выходцы их стран СНГ в Кении сегодня. Социально-психологический портрет // Азия и Африка сегодня. 2014. № 12 (in press)
- Article Butovskaya M., Burkova V., Karelin D., Fink B. Digit ratio (2D:4D), aggression, and dominance in the Hadza and the Datoga of Tanzania // American Journal of Human Biology. 2015. Vol. 27. No. 5. P. 620-627. doi
- Article Burkova V., Butovskaya M., Mabulla A. Manipulations of the Corpus in the Context of Life Cycle Rites among the Datoga Cattle Breeders of Northern Tanzania // Social Evolution & History. 2015. Vol. 14. No. 1. P. 87-104.
- Article Буркова В. Н., Бутовская М. Л., Феденок Ю. Н., Постникова Е. Агрессивное поведение у народов ханты и манси: этнический аспект // Новые российские гуманитарные исследования. 2015-1.
- Article Бутовская М. Л., Буркова В. Н., Феденок Ю. ПАЛЬЦЕВОЙ ИНДЕКС КАК ИНДИКАТОР ПРЕНАТАЛЬНОЙ АНДРОГЕНИЗАЦИИ И ЕГО СВЯЗЬ С МОРФОЛОГИЧЕСКИМИ И ПОВЕДЕНЧЕСКИМИ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКАМИ У ЧЕЛОВЕКА // Этнографическое обозрение. 2015. № 2. С. 99-116.
- Article Butovskaya M. Digit ratio (2D: 4D), testosterone, cortisol, aggression, personality and hand-grip strength: Evidence for prenatal effects on strength // Early Human Development. 2016. Vol. 100. P. 21-25. doi
- Article Butovskaya M. Polymorphisms of two loci at the oxytocin receptor gene in populations of Africa, Asia and South Europe // BMC Genetics. 2016. Vol. 17. No. 17. P. 1-10. doi
- Article Butovskaya M. Sex difference in attractiveness perceptions of strong and weak male walkers // American Journal of Human Biology. 2016. Vol. 28. P. 913-917. doi
- Article Butovskaya M. The Associations of Dyadic Coping and Relationship Satisfaction Vary between and within Nations: A 35-Nation Study // Frontiers in Psychology. 2016. Vol. 7. No. 1106. P. 1-16. doi
- Article Burkova V., Butovskaya M., Karelin D. The Wameru of Tanzania: Historical Origin and Their Role in the Process of National Integration // Social Evolution & History. 2016. Vol. 15. No. 2. P. 141-163.
- Article Butovskaya M. Cross-Cultural Investigation of Male Gait Perception in Relation to Physical Strength and Speed // Frontiers in Psychology. 2017. Vol. 8. No. 1427. P. 1-6. doi
- Article Butovskaya M. Dietary customs and food availability shape the preferences for basic tastes: A cross-cultural study among Polish, Tsimane' and Hadza societies // Appetite. 2017. Vol. 116. P. 291-296. doi
- Article Butovskaya M. Love influences reproductive success in humans // Frontiers in Psychology. 2017. Vol. 8. No. 1922. P. 1-9. doi
- Article Butovskaya M. Preferred Interpersonal Distances: A Global Comparison // Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 2017. Vol. 48. No. 4. P. 577-592. doi
- Article Butovskaya M. Visual Perception of British Women's Skin Color Distribution in Two Nonindustrialized Societies, the Maasai and the Tsimane' // Evolutionary Psychology. 2017. Vol. 15. No. 3. P. 1-4. doi
- Article Butovskaya M. Waist-to-hip ratio, body-mass index, age and number of children in seven traditional societies // Scientific Reports. 2017. Vol. 7. No. 1622. P. 1-9. doi
- Article Apalkova J., Butovskaya M., Bronnikova N., Burkova V., Shackelford T. K., Fink B. Assessment of Male Physical Risk-Taking Behavior in a Sample of Russian Men and Women // Evolutionary Psychological Science. 2018. Vol. 4. No. 3. P. 314-321. doi
- Article Butovskaya M. Associations of physical strength with facial shape in an African pastoralist society, the Maasai of Northern Tanzania // Plos One. 2018. Vol. 13. No. 5. P. 1-14. doi
- Article Butovskaya M. Ecology shapes moral judgments towards food-wasting behavior: Evidence from the Yali of West Papua, the Ngorongoro Maasai, and Poles. // Appetite. 2018. Vol. 125. P. 124-130. doi
- Article Butovskaya M. Global Study of Social Odor Awareness // Chemical Senses. 2018. Vol. 43. No. 7. P. 503-513. doi
- Article Butovskaya M. Mapping sweetness preference across the lifespan for culturally different societies // Journal of Environmental Psychology. 2018. Vol. 58. P. 72-76. doi
- Article Butovskaya M. Polymorphisms of dopamine receptor genes DRD2 and DRD4 in African populations of Hadza and Datoga differing in the level of culturally permitted aggression // Annals of Human Genetics. 2018. Vol. 82. No. 6. P. 407-414. doi
- Article Kozlov A., Vershubsky G., Butovskaya M., Fedenok J., Kozlova M. A. Secular trends in height and pelvic size of Ob Ugrians (Khanty and Mansi) // Вестник Московского университета. Серия 23: Антропология. 2018. Vol. 3. P. 33-40. doi
- Book Бондаренко Д. М., Бутовская М. Л., Артёмова О., Кабицкий М., Тендрякова М., Тишков В., Уварова Т. Антропология и этнология. Учебник для бакалавриата и магистратуры. М. : КДУ, Университетская книга, 2018. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Rostovtseva V., Mkrtchjan R. 2d:4d, Big Fives and Aggression in Young Men of Caucasian, Ural and Asian Origin // Social Evolution & History. 2019. Vol. 18. No. 1. P. 110-126. doi
- Article Fink B., Butovskaya M., Shackelford T. Assessment of physical strength from gait: data from the Maasai of Tanzania // Biology Letters. 2019. Vol. 15. No. 3. P. 20180803-1-20180803-4. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Conroy-Beam D., Roney J., Lukaszewski A., Buss D., Sorokowska A., Dronova D. Assortative mating and the evolution of desirability covariation // Evolution and Human Behavior. 2019. Vol. 40. No. 5. P. 479-491. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Misiak M., Oleszkiewicz A., Sorokowski P. Digit ratio and hand grip strength are associated with male competition outcomes: A study among traditional populations of the Yali and Hadza // American Journal of Human Biology. 2019. P. e23321-e23321. doi
- Chapter Bondarenko D. M., Marina L. Butovskaya. Introduction, in: The Omnipresent Past. Historical Anthropology of Africa and African Diaspora / Отв. ред.: D. M. Bondarenko, Marina L. Butovskaya. M. : -, 2019. P. 5-19.
- Article Fink B., Butovskaya M., Shackelford T. Reply to Durkee: ‘Do the Maasai perceive weak walkers to be stronger and more attractive than strong walkers? A re-analysis of Fink et al. (2019)’ // Biology Letters. 2019. No. 15. Article 20190376. doi
- Article Groyecka A., Witzel C., Butovskaya M., Sorokowski P. Similarities in Color Preferences Between Women and Men: The Case of Hadza, the Hunter-Gatherers From Tanzania // Perception. 2019. Vol. 48. No. 5. P. 428-436. doi
- Book Anastasia A. Banshchikova, Benyera E., Bondarenko D. M., Marina L. Butovskaya, D’Angelo L., Dronova D. A., Effiboley E. P., Githuku N. K., Oxana V. Ivanchenko, Khalitova A. R., Khristoforova O. B., Sergey V. Kostelyanets, Meledje J., Nkyabonaki J., Pennacini C., Schirripa P., Daria A. Zelenova. The Omnipresent Past. Historical Anthropology of Africa and African Diaspora / Отв. ред.: D. M. Bondarenko, Marina L. Butovskaya. M. : -, 2019.
- Article Burkova V., Butovskaya M., Karelin D., Filatova V. The association between 2D:4D ratio and aggression in children and adolescents: cross-cultural and gender differences // Early Human Development. 2019. No. 137. Article 104823. doi
- Article Бутовская М. Л., Дронова Д. ПОМИНАЛЬНЫЕ ЦЕРЕМОНИИ У ДАТОГА В КОНТЕКСТЕ ЕДИНОГО СОЦИАЛЬНОГО ПРОСТРАНСТВА ЖИВЫХ И МЕРТВЫХ: ЭТОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ АНАЛИЗ // Этнографическое обозрение. 2019. № 1. С. 42-64. doi
- Article Буркова В. Н., Бутовская М. Л., Ростовцева В. В., Феденок Ю. Н., Гонзалез Т. М., де ла Круз А., Бутовская П. Р., Лазебный О. Е. Показатели самооценки агрессии: связь с полом, религиозной принадлежностью и полиморфизмом гена FKBP5 rs1360780 // Вопросы психологии. 2019. № 6. С. 58-72.
- Article Буркова В. Н., Бутовская М. Л., Дронова Д. А., Апалькова Ю. И. ЭМПАТИЯ, ТРЕВОЖНОСТЬ И АГРЕССИЯ У МОСКОВСКИХ СТУДЕНТОВ // Этнографическое обозрение. 2019. № 5. С. 169-188. doi
- Chapter Буркова В. Н., Бутовская М. Л., Дронова Д., Апалькова Ю. Эмпатия и агрессия по отношению к лицам с ограниченными возможностями здоровья в среде московского студенчества // В кн.: Социальная психология и общество: история и современность. Материалы Всероссийской научно-практической конференции с международным участием памяти академика РАО А.В. Петровского (15-16 октября 2019 г.). М. : ФГБОУ ВО МГППУ, 2019. С. 25-27.
- Article Бутовская М. Л., Буркова В. Н., Феденок Ю. Н. Эмпатия и интолерантность российской молодежи в отношении инвалидов: половые и личностные различия // Экспериментальная психология. 2019. Т. 12. № 1. С. 53-69. doi
- Article Буркова В. Н., Бутовская М. Л., Феденок Ю. Н. Эмпатия и интолерантность российской молодежи в отношении инвалидов: половые и личностные различия // Экспериментальная психология. 2019. Т. 12. № 1. С. 53-69. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Lazebny O., Kulikov A., Butovskaya P., Proshakov P., Fokin A. Analysis of Aggressive Behavior in Young Russian Males Using 250 SNP Markers // Russian Journal of Genetics. 2020. Vol. 56. No. 9. P. 1118-1128. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Marczak M., Misiak M., Karelin D., Białek M., Sorokowski P. Approach to resource management and physical strength predict differences in helping: Evidence from two small-scale societies // Frontiers in Psychology. 2020. Vol. 11. Article 373. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Burkova V., Karelin D. Does the friendship matters? Sharing, fairness and parochial altruism in African children and adolescents // Social Evolution & History. 2020. Vol. 19. No. 1. P. 89-112. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Burkova V., Vasiliev V., Sukhodolskaya E., Yurgenson D., Shibalev D., Karelin D., Dronova D., Mabulla A., Lazebny O. Fertility and infant survival in men and women from rural regions of Northern Tanzania: gene candidates and sex-specific genetic associations // Journal of Anthropological Sciences. 2020. No. 98. P. 141-160. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Burkova V., Rostovtseva V., Butovskaya P., Dronova D., Filatova V., Sukhodolskaya E., Vasiliev V., Mesa T., Rosa A., Lazebny O. Oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism (rs53576) and digit ratio associates with aggression: Comparison in seven ethnic groups // Journal of Physiological Anthropology. 2020. Vol. 39. No. 20. P. 1-15. doi
- Article Kowal M., Sorokowski P., Sorokowski A., Dobrowolska M., Butovskaya M. Reasons for Facebook Usage: Data From 46 Countries // Frontiers in Psychology. 2020. Vol. 11. Article 711. doi
- Article Rostovtseva V., Mezentseva A., Windhager S., Butovskaya M. Second-to-fourth digit ratio and facial shape in Buryats of Southern Siberia // Early Human Development. 2020. Vol. 149. P. 105138. doi
- Article Walter K., Conroy-Beam D., Buss D., Asao K., Sorokowska P., Sorokowski A., Butovskaya M. Sex Differences in Mate Preferences Across 45 Countries: A Large-Scale Replication // Psychological Science. 2020. Vol. 31. No. 4. P. 408-423. doi
- Article Rostovtseva V., Weissing F., Mezentseva A., Butovskaya M. Sex differences in cooperativeness—An experiment with Buryats in Southern Siberia // Plos One. 2020. Vol. 15. No. e0239129. P. 1-15. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Rostovtseva V., Mezentseva A., Windhager S. Sexual dimorphism in facial shape of modern Buryats of Southern Siberia // American Journal of Human Biology. 2020. Vol. e23458. P. 1-1. doi (in press)
- Article Frackowiak T., Oleszkiewicz A., Butovskaya M., Groyecka A., Karwowski M., Kowal M., Sorokowska P. Subjective Happiness Among Polish and Hadza People // Frontiers in Psychology. 2020. Vol. 11. Article 1173. doi
- Article Бутовская М. Л., Буркова В. Н. ПАЛЬЦЕВОЙ ИНДЕКС КАК МАРКЕР ПРЕНАТАЛЬНОЙ АНДРОГЕНИЗАЦИИ И ЕГО ПРОГНОСТИЧЕСКАЯ ЦЕННОСТЬ ДЛЯ АНТРОПОЛОГОВ И ЭВОЛЮЦИОННЫХ ПСИХОЛОГОВ: «ЗА» И «ПРОТИВ» // Вестник Московского университета. Серия 23: Антропология. 2020. Т. 2. С. 26-40. doi
- Article Sorokowska A., Saluja S., Sorokowski P., Butovskaya M., Croy I. Affective Interpersonal Touch in Close Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Perspective // Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2021. Vol. 47. No. 12. P. 1705-1721. doi
- Article Fink B., Apalkova Y., Butovskaya M., Shackelford T. K. Are There Differences in Experts’ and Lay Assessors’ Attractiveness Judgments of Non-Professional Men’s Dance/Gait Movements? // Perceptual and Motor Skills. 2021. Vol. 128. No. 1. P. 492-506. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Burkova V., Zinurova R. I. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Role of Empathy during COVID-19’s First Wave // Sustainability. 2021. No. 13. Article 7431. doi
- Article Apalkova J., Butovskaya M., Fink B. Personality, aggression, sensation seeking, and hormonal responses to challenge in Russian alpinists and special operation forces // Personality and Individual Differences. 2021. No. 169. Article 110238. doi
- Article Kleisner K., Pisanski K., Leongomez J. D., Butovskaya M., Akoko R. M. Predicting strength from aggressive vocalizations versus speech in African bushland and urban communities // Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2021. Vol. 376. Article 20200403. doi
- Article Burkova V., Butovskaya M., Zinurova R. I. Predictors of Anxiety in the COVID-19 Pandemic from a Global Perspective: Data from 23 Countries // Sustainability. 2021. No. 13. Article 4017. doi
- Article Semenova O., Apalkova J., Butovskaya M. Sex Differences in Spatial Activity and Anxiety Levels in the COVID-19 Pandemic from Evolutionary Perspective // Sustainability. 2021. Vol. 13. No. 3. Article 1110. doi
- Article Walter K. V., Conroy-Beam D., Buss D. M., Asao K., Sorokowska A., Sorokowski P., Aavik T., Butovskaya M., Zupancic M. Sex differences in human mate preferences vary across sex ratios // Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2021. Vol. 298. No. 1955. Article 20211115. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Burkova V., Batsevich V. Sex, population origin, age and average digit length as predictors of digit ratio in three large world populations // Scientific Reports. 2021. No. 11. Article 8157. doi
- Article Semenova O., Apalkova J., Butovskaya M. Spatial and Social Behavior of Single and Coupled Individuals of Both Sexes during COVID-19 Lockdown Regime in Russia // International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021. No. 18. Article 4283. doi
- Article Sorokowska P., Sorokowski A., Butovskaya M., Sternberg R. J. Universality of the Triangular Theory of Love: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Triangular Love Scale in 25 Countries // Journal of Sex Research. 2021. Vol. 58. No. 1. P. 106-115. doi
- Article Sorokowski P., Butovskaya M., Sorokowska P., Sternberg R. J. Universality of the triangular theory of love: adaptation and psychometric properties of the triangular love scale in 25 countries // Journal of Sex Research. 2021. Vol. 58. No. 1. P. 106-115. doi
- Article Буркова В. Н., Бутовская М. Л., Зинурова Р. Агрессия и тревожность до и во время COVID-19 (на основе опроса московских и казанских студентов) // Вопросы психологии. 2021. Т. 67. № 6. С. 65-77.
- Article Буркова В. Н., Бутовская М. Л., Дронова Д. А., Адам Ю. И. Альтруизм и парохиализм у детей и подростков: гендерные и возрастные различия // Экспериментальная психология. 2021. Т. 14. № 3. С. 50-66. doi
- Article Ростовцева В. В., Мезенцева А., Виндхагер С., Бутовская М. Л. Лицо альтруиста: экспериментальное исследование просоциального поведения и морфологии лица бурят южной Сибири // Экспериментальная психология. 2021. Т. 14. № 2. С. 85-100. doi
- Article Буркова В. Н., Каспарова Е., Бутовская М. Л. Тревожность и агрессия в условиях COVID-19: половые и культурные различия (на примере Минска и Москвы) // Психиатрия, психотерапия и клиническая психология. 2021. Т. 12. № 4. С. 580-596. doi
- Book Бутовская М. Л., Ростовцева В. В. Эволюция АЛЬТРУИЗМА И КООПЕРАЦИИ ЧЕЛОВЕКА: Биосоциальная перспектива. М. : USSR, 2021.
- Book Адам Ю. И., Банников К. Л., Буркова В. Н., Бутовская М. Л., Семенова О., Феденок Ю. Н. COVID-19 и поведение человека: стресс, мифы и социальная реальность / Отв. ред.: В. Н. Буркова, М. Л. Бутовская. М., СПб. : Издательство Нестор-История, 2022. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Rostovtseva V. V., Mezentseva A. Facial and body sexual dimorphism are not interconnected in the Maasai // Journal of Physiological Anthropology. 2022. Vol. 41. No. 1. Article 3. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Mezentseva A., Mabulla A., Shackelford T. K., Schaefer K., Fink B., Windhager S. Facial cues to physical strength increase attractiveness but decrease aggressiveness assessments in male Maasai of Northern Tanzania // Evolution and Human Behavior. 2022. Vol. 43. No. 2. P. 115-121. doi
- Article Burkova V., Butovskaya M., Randall A. K., Fedenok J. N., Ahmadi K. Factors Associated With Highest Symptoms of Anxiety During COVID-19: Cross-Cultural Study of 23 Countries // Frontiers in Psychology. 2022. Vol. 13. Article 805586. doi
- Article Rostovtseva V. V., M. L. Butovskaya, Mezentseva A. A., Butovskaya P. R., Rosa A., Mesa Gonzalez T., Lazebny O. E. Leaders-Cheaters in Male Group Cooperation: Differences in Nonverbal Communication and Genetic Factors // Psychology. Journal of the Higher School of Economics. 2022. Vol. 19. No. 1. P. 124-149. doi
- Article Mezentseva A. A., Rostovtseva V. V., Ananyeva K. I., Demidov A. A., Butovskaya M. Sex differences in emotional perception: Evidence from population of Tuvans (Southern Siberia) // Frontiers in Psychology. 2022. Vol. 13. Article 924486. doi
- Article Butovskaya M., Rostovtseva V., Dronova D., Burkova V., Adam Y. Variations in limited resources allocation towards friends and strangers in children and adolescents from seven economically and culturally diverse societies // Scientific Reports. 2022. No. 12. Article 15232. doi
- Article Буркова В. Н., Бутовская М. Л., Феденок Ю., Дронова Д. Кросс-культурные и гендерные различия уровня эмпатии, агрессии и тревожности у российской молодежи (на примере русских и татар) // Вестник антропологии. 2022. № 1. С. 20-44. doi
- Article Семенова О. В., Бутовская М. Л. МАТРИЛАТЕРАЛЬНЫЙ РОДСТВЕННЫЙ ВКЛАД ВО ВНУКОВ В СОВРЕМЕННОЙ РОССИЙСКОЙ СЕМЬЕ. ДИСКРИМИНАЦИЯ ПОТОМКОВ ЖЕНСКОГО ПОЛА СО СТОРОНЫ БАБУШЕК И ДЕДУШЕК // Сибирские исторические исследования. 2022. № 1. С. 138-155. doi
- Article Буркова В. Н., Бутовская М. Л., Феденок Ю. Н., Ермаков А. М., Колодкин В. А., Сподина В. И., Зинурова Р. И. Тревожность и агрессия во время COVID-19: на примере четырех регионов России // Сибирские исторические исследования. 2022. № 2. С. 132-158. doi
- Article Буркова В. Н., Бутовская М. Л., Симаков Н. Эмпатия и взаимопомощь до и во время COVID-19 (данные по московским студентам) // Вопросы психологии. 2022. Т. 68. № 1. С. 28-40.
- Article Windhager S., Ottendorfer T., Mabulla A., Butovskaya M., Fink B. Perception of strength, attractiveness and aggressiveness of Maasai male faces calibrated to handgrip strength: Evidence from a European sample // American Journal of Human Biology. 2023. Article e23869. doi
Editorial board membership
2006: Member of the Editorial Board, Social Evolution & History.
2006: Member of the Editorial Board, Этнографическое обозрение.
Employment history
Mein research interests
Biosocial perspective on social behavior: We confirm the stress reduction hypothesis, explaining affiliation of former opponents in post-conflict in humans by combining ethological observations and hormonal data analysis: we have demonstrated that both victims and aggressors are stressed by in the process of aggressive encounters, affiliation soon after conflict reduced the cortisol level in both former opponents (Behaviour, 2008: 145, p. 1557 – 1576). The negative association between aggression and 2D:4D ratio in big sample of Russian male juveniles and adolescents was demonstrated (American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2013, 152: 130–139); perception of social and reproductive qualities in traditional African and modern Western populations (Fink B, Wübker M, Ostner J, Butovskaya ML, Mezentseva A, Muñoz-Reyes JA, Sela Y and Shackelford TK (2017) Cross-Cultural Investigation of Male Gait Perception in Relation to Physical Strength and Speed. Front. Psychol. 8:1427. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01427.
Fink B., Butovskaya M., Sorokowski P., Sorokowska A., Matts P.J. Visual Perception of British Women's Skin Color Distribution in Two Nonindustrialized Societies, the Maasai and the Tsimane'//Evol Psychol. 2017 Jul-Sep;15(3):1474704917718957. doi: 10.1177/1474704917718957.
Primates and humans evolution: we present the general analysis of the aggression and peacemaking in humans: an ethological perspective, based on the currently existed data on non-human primates and humans with special references on our data obtained from traditional societies with different level of stratification (Workshop conferences of Lorents Center "Peacemaking in humans: an ethological perspective", 18-22 Oct 2010, Leiden, The Netherlands. http://www.lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2010/421/abstracts.php3?wsid=421&type=presentations); investigated the association between prenatal androgenization (2D:4D ratio) and potential markers of maasculinity in traditional African populations and modern industrial populations (Butovskaya M., Burkova V., Karelin D., Fink B. Digit ratio (2D:4D), aggression and dominance in the Hadza and the Datoga of Tanzania// American Journal of Human Biology, 2015, 27: 620 – 627, first published online: 30 MAR 2015, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22718; Ribeiro, E., Neave, N., Morais, R.N., Kilduff, L., Taylor, S.R., Butovskaya, M., Fink, B. and Manning, J.T. Digit ratio (2D: 4D), testosterone, cortisol, aggression, personality and hand-grip strength: Evidence for prenatal effects on strength. Early human development. 2016, 100, pp.21-25; Fink, B., André, S., Mines, J.S., Weege, B., Shackelford, T.K. and Butovskaya, M.L. Sex difference in attractiveness perceptions of strong and weak male walkers. American Journal of Human Biology. First published July 7 2016. DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22891).
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Permanent partners, permanent partner choice and reproductive success in humans: we study family violence in traditional African populations (Datoga pastoralists) with special reference to the cultural means of control of aggression and conflict managements. (Chapter 14 Aggression and Conflict Resolution among the Nomadic Hadza of Tanzania as Compared with their Pastoralist Neighbors. In: War, Peace, and Human Nature The Convergence of Evolutionary and Cultural Views. Edited by Douglas P. Fry. Oxford University Press. 2013. Pp. 278 – 296); tested for evolutionary meaning of love as adaptation for reproductive success in African populations (Hadza nomadic hunters and gatherers) (Sorokowski, P., Sorokowska, A., Butovskaya, M., Karwowski, M., Groyecka, A., Wojciszke, B. and Pawłowski, B. Love influences reproductive success in humans. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, p.1922. 21 November 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01922); tested for predictors of reproductive success in relation to attractiveness for opposite sex (Butovskaya, M., Sorokowska, A., Karwowski, M., Sabiniewicz, A., Fedenok, J., Dronova, D., Negasheva, M., Selivanova, E. and Sorokowski, P., 2017. Waist-to-hip ratio, body-mass index, age and number of children in seven traditional societies. Scientific Reports (Nature), 7(1) (9 May, 2017). doi:10.1038/s41598-017-01916-9); investigated changes in spouses roles in modern Russia (Butovskaya M. Rozenberg Z. The changing family in Russia/ In the book:The Psychology of Marriage: An Evolutionary and Cross-Cultural View. Eds. Carol Cronin Weisfeld, Glenn E. Weisfeld, Lisa M. Dillon. 2017. Pp. 125 – 140. Maryland, USA: Lexington Books).
Genetic basis of aggression in humans: We conducted the molecular genetic analysis of the allelic variants of the DRD4 and 5!HTTL gene promoter regions in two African tribes (Hadza and Datoga), characterized by different levels of socially acceptable aggression and demonstrated that Hadza and Datoga people differed in the structural organization of one of the 5!HTTL alleles (extra long allele xL). (Polymorphism of the Dopamine D4 Receptor (DRD4) and Serotonin Transporter (5_HTTL) Gene Promoter Regions in African Tribes of Hadza and Datoga. (Scientific Report (Nature publishing group), 2013, 3 : 3148 | DOI: 10.1038/srep03148); tested for association between allele variations in androgen receptor gene, aggression and reproductive success in African populations with no access to contraception (Butovskaya, M. L., Lazebny, O. E., Vasilyev, V. A., Dronova, D. A., Karelin, D. V., Mabulla, A. Z., ... & Ryskov, A. P. (2015). Androgen Receptor Gene Polymorphism, Aggression, and Reproduction in Tanzanian Foragers and Pastoralists. PloS one, 10(8), e0136208).
2D:4D Ratio Is Not Related to Sex-Determined Finger Size Differences in Men And Women
The ratios between the lengths of the second and fourth fingers, known as the 2D:4D ratio, are different in males and females, which is often explained by levels of androgens and oestrogens. However, an alternative theory states that men have bigger body parts, including fingers, which impacts the 2D:4D ratio. A research team including HSE University scholars refuted this hypothesis by collecting data on finger length from 7,500 people. The results of the study were published in Scientific Reports.
Eight HSE Faculty Members Elected Full and Corresponding Members to the Russian Academy of Sciences
After holding elections at a general meeting on November 14-15, the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) has announced its new full and corresponding members. Among those announced, eight new appointees are HSE faculty members.