Chat-up lines as male displays: Effects of content, sex, and personality

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1075-1085

  Cooper, Matthew ^a   O'Donnell, David ^a   Caryl, Peter G ^a   Morrison, Rory ^a   Bale, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chat up lines; Mate choice; Personality; Sex differences; Sexual display

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447280867     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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