Perceived risk of female infidelity moderates the relationship between objective risk of female infidelity and sexual coercion in humans (Homo sapiens)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 370-373

  McKibbin, William F ^a   Starratt, Valerie G ^b   Shackelford, Todd K ^c   Goetz, Aaron T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuckoldry; Evolutionary psychology; Female extrapair copulation; Sexual coercion; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COPULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

COERCION; COPULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 80051966155     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023146     Document Type: Article

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