Universal sex differences in the desire for sexual variety: tests from 52 nations, 6 continents, and 13 islands.
- D. Schmitt, L. Alcalay, A. Zupanèiè
- PsychologyJournal of Personality and Social Psychology
- 2003
Findings from a cross-cultural survey of 16,288 people across 10 major world regions demonstrate that sex differences in the desire for sexual variety are culturally universal throughout these world regions.
Patterns and Universals of Adult Romantic Attachment Across 62 Cultural Regions
- D. Schmitt, L. Alcalay, A. Zupanèiè
- Psychology
- 1 July 2004
As part of the International Sexuality Description Project, a total of 17,804 participants from 62 cultural regions completedthe RelationshipQuestionnaire(RQ), a self-reportmeasure of adult…
Individual differences in intrasexual competition
Intrasexual competition implies viewing the confrontation with same-sex individuals, especially in the context of contact with the opposite-sex, in competitive terms. After constructing the items for…
Components of self-perceived mate value.
- M. Fisher, Anthony Cox, S. Bennett, Dubravka L Gavric
- Psychology
- 1 December 2008
Self-perceived mate value is an important concept for evolutionary psychology, and yet there has been little investigation into how it should be measured. Past research has relied upon simple…
Patterns and universals of mate poaching across 53 nations: the effects of sex, culture, and personality on romantically attracting another person's partner.
- D. Schmitt, L. Alcalay, A. Zupanèiè
- PsychologyJournal of Personality and Social Psychology
- 2004
It is concluded that human mate-poaching experiences are universally linked to sex, culture, and the robust influence of personal dispositions.
Are men universally more dismissing than women? Gender differences in romantic attachment across 62 cultural regions
- D. Schmitt, L. Alcalay, Heather Hoffmann
- Psychology, Sociology
- 1 September 2003
Gender differences in the dismissing form of adult romantic attachment were investigated as part of the International Sexuality Description Project - a survey study of 17,804 people from 62 cultural…
Preferred Interpersonal Distances: A Global Comparison
- A. Sorokowska, P. Sorokowski, J. Pierce
- Psychology
- 22 March 2017
Human spatial behavior has been the focus of hundreds of previous research studies. However, the conclusions and generalizability of previous studies on interpersonal distance preferences were…
Four strategies used during intrasexual competition for mates
- M. Fisher, Anthony Cox
- Psychology
- 1 March 2011
Research on intrasexual competition for mates focused on the strategies of self-promotion and competitor derogation. Although these strategies describe many competitive behaviors, it was predicted…
The influence of female attractiveness on competitor derogation
- M. Fisher, Anthony Cox
- Psychology
- 2 June 2009
Female competitor derogation has been found to involve evaluations of facial attrac- tiveness, such that women are more likely to derogate other women when they are most fertile (FISHER 2004).…
Shapely centrefolds? Temporal change in body measures: trend analysis
- M. Voracek, M. Fisher
- MedicineBMJ : British Medical Journal
- 21 December 2002
This assumption is not consonant with the decline in the optimally attractive body mass index that has occurred in the past few decades, as exemplified by fashion models depicted in the media.
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