Social inclusion facilitates risky mating behavior in men

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 985-998

  Sacco, Donald F ^a   Brown, Christina M ^b   Young, Steven G ^c   Bernstein, Michael J ^d   Hugenberg, Kurt ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

mating; ostracism; sex differences; social acceptance; social inclusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 79957962326     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211405063     Document Type: Article

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