Individual differences in women's perceptions of other women's dominance

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-86

  Watkins, Christopher D ^a   Quist, Michelle C ^a   Smith, Finlay G ^a   Debruine, Lisa M ^a   Jones, Benedict C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dominance; Intrasexual competition; Masculinity; Mate choice; Rivalry; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855709431     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.837     Document Type: Article

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