The receptivity of women to courtship solicitation across the menstrual cycle: A field experiment

Biological Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-324

  Gueguen, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Courtship request; Menstrual phase; Woman

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; FERTILE PERIOD; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; FERTILE PERIOD; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61349091661     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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