Atkinson thinks men find these features attractive because they serve as markers of a healthy childhood. Biologists know that stress and poor nutrition during foetal development and puberty can affect sex hormone levels and cause earlier puberty.

　　阿特金森认为，男性之所以觉得具有这些特征的女性更美，是因为它们代表对方有一个健康的童年。此前生物学家指出，胎儿阶段以及青少年阶段压力过大、营养不良会影响性激素水平，导致过早发育。

　　This can leave such women relatively short and stout, while those with a more benign childhood continue growing for longer, and attain a slenderer, more stereotypically feminine face and body, which most men find more attractive.

　　因此在不良环境成长起来的女性相对矮小、健壮，而拥有一个幸福童年的女性则长得更高，身材更苗条，面部特征以及身材比例更女性化，从而在男性眼中更有吸引力。