BMI, age, Mate Value, and Intrasexual Competition in Chilean Women

Current Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 435-450

  Fernandez, Ana Maria ^a   Muñoz Reyes, José Antonio ^b   Dufey, Michele ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PLAYA ANCHA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

Author keywords

Age; Body mass index; Intrasexual competition; Mate value; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939887910     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: 19364733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-014-9221-x     Document Type: Article

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