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Validating the Revised Mating Effort Questionnaire
The mating effort questionnaire (MEQ) is a multi-dimensional self-report instrument that captures factors reflecting individual effort in upgrading...
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Psychological flexibility and sociosexual orientation mediate the association between self-perceived attractiveness and mating effort
Evolutionary approaches to human mating strategies have associated facial and physical attractiveness with cues of health, fertility, and personality...
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Men’s Psychopathy and Mating Effort in Intimate Relationships: Links with Jealousy and Sexual Coercion
Psychopathic men sometimes direct sexual aggression toward prospective female partners (e.g., using sexually aggressive behavior on a first date) and...
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Love Matters: The Effect of Mating Motive on Female Food Choice
The prevalence of obesity has been increasing globally in recent decades. Behind the phenomenon, high-fat food consumption has been conceived as an...
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The Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a New Mating Effort Questionnaire
In this study, we review the psychometric literature on mating effort and find that extant instruments (1) have not been adequately evaluated in...
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Personality and Mating Orientations in Monogamy and Consensual Non-Monogamy in Young Spanish University Students
Consensual non-monogamy (CNM) is a non-normative relationship that can generally be defined as relationships in which the involved individuals have...
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Cads in Dads’ Clothing? Psychopathic Traits and Men’s Preferences for Mating, Parental, and Somatic Investment
Psychopathic traits are sometimes viewed as an alternative reproductive strategy that prioritizes mating over parental investment, particularly in...
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Intuitive Perceptions of the Relationship Between Mating Strategies and Religiosity: Participant Religiosity Influences Perceptions, but Not Gender
Recent evidence suggests that the adoption of religious beliefs and values may be used strategically to enhance long-term mating strategies, which...