Effects of attractiveness and social status on dating desire in heterosexual adolescents: An experimental study

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1063-1071

  Ha, Thao ^a   Overbeek, Geertjan ^a,b   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attractiveness; Dating desire; Sexual strategies theory; Status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEAUTY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77957749138     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9561-z     Document Type: Article

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