Sex differences and lifestyle-dependent shifts in the attunement of self-esteem to self-perceived mate value: Hints to an adaptive mechanism?

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1123-1129

  Penke, Lars ^a   Denissen, Jaap J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive sociometer attunements; Conditional mating tactics; Evolutionary psychology; Life transitions; Mate value; Self esteem; Self regulation; Sex differences; Sociometer theory; Sociosexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149095687     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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