Happy Guys Finish Last: The Impact of Emotion Expressions on Sexual Attraction

Emotion

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1379-1387

  Tracy, Jessica L ^a   Beall, Alec T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emotion expression; Happiness; Pride; Sexual attraction; Shame

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SEXUALITY; SHAME; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHAME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80255123143     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022902     Document Type: Article

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