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Is Evolutionary Psychology a Scientific Revolution? A Bibliometric Analysis Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Andrea Zagaria
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Evolutionary Roots of Occupational Burnout: Social Rank and Belonging Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Hector A. Garcia
Occupational burnout is a globally pandemic public health concern, exerting high costs on organizations, consumers, and workers. Amid definitional debate regarding burnout, psychometric research finds substantial construct overlap with clinical depression. In turn, evolutionary models explaining the adaptive origins of depression bring vital clarity to our conceptions of burnout. Of particular relevance
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Assessing the Roles of Symmetry, Prototypicality, and Sexual Dimorphism of face Shape in Health Perceptions Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2024-02-10
Abstract Health perceptions are thought to play an important role in human mate preferences. Although many studies have investigated potential relationships between health ratings of faces and facial symmetry, prototypicality, and sexual dimorphism, findings have been mixed across studies. Consequently, we tested for potential relationships between health ratings of faces and the symmetry, prototypicality
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Cross-Cultural Preferences for Women’s Waist to Hip Ratio and Men’s Shoulder to Hip Ratio: Data From Iran, Norway, Poland, and Russia Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Farid Pazhoohi, Reza Afhami, Razieh Chegeni, Dmitrii Dubrov, Katarzyna Gałasińska, Ray Garza, Nasim Ghahraman Moharrampour, Dmitry Grigoryev, Marta Kowal, Ståle Pallesen, Gerit Pfuhl
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The “status quo bias” in Response to External Feedback in Decision-Makers Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-11-04 Davide Crivelli, Roberta A. Allegretta, Michela Balconi
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Does Testosterone Modulate Aggression and Mating Behavior in Humans? A Narrative Review of Two Decades of single-dose Testosterone Administration Research Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Justin M. Carré, Carli T. Hemsworth, Idunnuayo A. Alabi
Objective Decades of research suggest a small, but significant positive association between testosterone (T) and measures of aggression and mating psychology/behavior. More recently, researchers have developed single-dose pharmacological challenge paradigms to test the causal role of T in modulating such processes. Methods We summarize and synthesize research from single-dose T administration studies
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On the Usefulness of Behavior Genetics: Using Family Studies in Evolutionary Psychological Science to Improve Causal Inference and Sharpen Theory Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Brian B. Boutwell, Dario Maestripieri
Objectives We argue that research in the psychological sciences testing evolutionarily informed questions could benefit considerably from more frequent use of techniques common in behavior genetics. Methods We review some of the reasons why data and analytical strategies in behavior genetics confer certain advantages over more traditional forms of data analysis. In particular, we focus on the wide
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Stress and Androgens in Himba Women Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Sean Prall, Brooke Scelza, Benjamin C. Trumble
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Organizational Effects of Gonadal Hormones on Human Sexual Orientation Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Ashlyn Swift-Gallant, Toe Aung, Kevin Rosenfield, Khytam Dawood, David Puts
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Perceptions of Beardedness for Attractiveness, Masculinity, Fighting Ability, and Partner Quality: A cross-cultural Examination Among Hispanic and Iranian Women Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Ray Garza, Reza Afhami, Jose Mora, Farid Pazhoohi
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Affective Responses to Natural and Technological Disasters; An Evolutionary Perspective Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Soheil Shapouri, Leonard L. Martin, Omid Arhami
Objectives and Method Anecdotal reports indicate more severe psychological distress following technological catastrophes in comparison to natural disasters. Previous research also suggests a more negative evaluation of the outcomes of disasters if they are manmade. On the other hand, evolutionary neuroscience shows differential neural processing of ancient and modern threats. Building upon this literature
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A Preliminary Investigation Into Individual Differences that Predict Men’s Preferences for Cues to Fertility in Women’s Faces Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-08-05 Lisa L. M. Welling, Alex Orille
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Evaluating Competing Hypotheses in Incel Research Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Miriam Lindner
In my response to Costello and Buss’ “Why Isn’t There More Incel Violence”, I address our disagreement over whether the incel movement engages in simulated coalitional bargaining and present an alternative hypothesis regarding suicidal ideation among incels.
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Retirement and Epigenetic age Acceleration Among Older U.S. Adults Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-07-15 Aniruddha Das
Purpose This study examined associations of older men’s and women’s retired status with their biological age acceleration, and mediation of these linkages by depressive symptoms. Methods Data were from the 2010–2016 waves of the Health and Retirement Study, nationally representative of older U.S. adults. Age acceleration was proxied through newly available epigenetic measures. Doubly robust estimation
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Why isn’t There More Incel Violence? Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-07-12 William Costello, David M. Buss
Incels (involuntary celibates) are an online subculture community of men who form an identity around their perceived inability to form sexual or romantic relationships. They attribute their lack of success to genetic factors, evolved mate preferences, and social inequities. While we have a deep ancestral history of incels, the modern incel community is an evolutionarily novel group that fosters a shared
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A Small, Exploratory Analysis of Fingernail Cortisol, Psychosocial Well-Being, and Social Support Among Undergraduate Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-06-24 Emily Y. Chen, Carolyn R. Homolka, Jerrold S. Meyer, Lee T. Gettler
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Facial Attractiveness, but not Facial Masculinity, is Used as a Cue to Paternal Involvement in Fathers Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Ronja I. Bartlome, Anthony J. Lee
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The Family Biorhythm: Contributions of the HPA and HPG Axes to Neuroendocrine Attunement Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-04-14 Erin E. Wood, Ray Garza, Nikki Clauss, Victoria M. Short, Lucia Ciciolla, Devanshi Patel, Jennifer Byrd-Craven
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The Interacting Effects of Men’s Height and Shoulder-to-Hip Ratio on Comfort Distance: A Virtual Reality Study Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-04-14 Farid Pazhoohi, Sumaiya Binte Hassan, Alan Kingstone
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Older and Wiser? Age-related Change in State and Trait Boredom During Adolescence and Associations with Neural Correlates of Self-regulation Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Sammy Perone, Alana J. Anderson, Elizabeth H. Weybright
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Lordosis Posture (Arching the Back) Indicates Sexual Receptivity in Women Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-03-14 Farid Pazhoohi, Ray Garza, Alan Kingstone
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No Compelling Evidence that Self-Reported Personality Traits Explain Basal Testosterone and Cortisol’s Associations with Status-Relevant Behavior Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-03-08 Kathleen V. Casto, Smrithi Prasad, Robert A. Josephs, Samuele Zilioli, Keith Welker, Alexander Maslov, Amanda C. Jones, Pranjal H. Mehta
Objective A goal of behavioral neuroendocrinology is to understand how basal hormone levels relate to behavior. Studies of human participants sometimes measure self-reported personality traits, in addition to or instead of direct behavioral observation. Although personality traits often predict their respective behaviors, whether personality explains hormone-behavior relationships remains unclear.
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An Eye Tracking Study Examining the Role of Mating Strategies, Perceived Vulnerability to Disease, and Disgust in Attention to Pathogenic Cues Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Ray Garza, Farid Pazhoohi, Laith Al-Shawaf, Jennifer Byrd-Craven
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Self-perceived Mate Value is Predicted by Biological and self-reported Indices of Health in Young Adults Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-01-11 Steven Arnocky, Brittany Denomme, Carolyn Hodges-Simeon, Jessica K. Hlay, Adam C. Davis, Hillary Brennan
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Number of Close Kin but Not Gendered Fitness Interests Shapes Sex Role Attitudes Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2023-01-09 Khandis R. Blake, Alsa Wu, Hugh McGovern, Robert C. Brooks
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Is Pathogen Disgust Increased on Days of the Menstrual Cycle when Progesterone is High? Evidence from a Between-Subjects Study Using Estimated Progesterone Levels Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Yasaman Rafiee, Benedict C. Jones, Victor Shiramizu
Objective The Compensatory Prophylaxis Hypothesis proposes that women will show increased pathogen disgust at points in the menstrual cycle when progesterone is high, compensating for the immunosuppressive effects of progesterone. However, evidence for the Compensatory Prophylaxis Hypothesis from studies that used longitudinal designs to investigate whether pathogen disgust tracks changes in progesterone
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Rank Reversal Aversion and Fairness in Hierarchies Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-10-28 Alexandre Foncelle, Elodie Barat, Jean-Claude Dreher, Jean-Baptiste Van der Henst
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Does Men’s Facial Sexual Dimorphism Affect Male Observers’ Selective Attention? Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-09-08 Graham Albert, Erika Wells, Steven Arnocky, Chang Hong Liu, Jessica K. Hlay, Carolyn R. Hodges-Simeon
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Does Jealousy Protect People from Infidelity? Investigating the Interplay Between Romantic Jealousy, Personality and the Probability of Detecting Infidelity Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-09-08 Menelaos Apostolou, Adamantia Antonopoulou
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Relationships of the Ulna-to-fibula Ratio to Baseline and Reactive Steroid Hormone Levels: An Exploratory Study Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-08-31 Martin G. Köllner, Sinja Braun, Hanna Schöttner, Gelena Dlugash, Marlene Bettac, Simon Steib
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Psychoneuroimmunology and Tattooing Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-08-23 Christopher D. Lynn, Michaela E. Howells, Michael P. Muehlenbein, Holly Wood, Grey W. Caballero, Tomasz J. Nowak, Jeffrey Gassen
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Adaptive Calibration in Early Development: Brief Measures of Perceived Childhood Harshness and Unpredictability Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-08-22 Heather M. Maranges, Connor R. Hasty, Jose L. Martinez, Jon K. Maner
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The Cocksure Conundrum: How Evolution Created a Gendered Currency of Corporate Overconfidence Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-08-19 Richard Ronay, William W. Maddux, William von Hippel
Biological differences between men and women mandate that women’s obligatory investment in reproduction is significantly greater than that of men. As a result, women have evolved to be the “choosier” of the two sexes and men have evolved to compete for female choice. To the degree that overconfidence is an effective tool for attracting mates and driving away competitors, greater competition among men
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Testosterone, estradiol, and immune response in women Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-08-19 Javier I. Borráz-León, Severi Luoto, Indrikis A. Krams, Markus J. Rantala, Giedrius Trakimas, Sanita Kecko, Tatjana Krama
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Fertility predicts self-development-oriented competitiveness in naturally cycling women but not hormonal contraceptive users Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-08-16 Lindsie C. Arthur, Khandis R. Blake
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When Toughness Begets Respect: Dominant Individuals Gain Prestige and Leadership By Facilitating Intragroup Conflict Resolution Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-07-29 Joey T. Cheng, Nathan A. Dhaliwal, Miranda A. Too
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Gender and Context-Specific Effects of Vocal Dominance and Trustworthiness on Leadership Decisions Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-07-30 Christoph Schild, Elisa Braunsdorf, Katharina Steffens, Franka Pott, Julia Stern
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What You See May Be What You Want: Mate Copying in a Natural Setting Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-07-27 Ryan C. Anderson, Ashleigh A. Armstrong
Objectives The phenomenon of mate copying (MC) suggests that an individual’s romantic desirability varies, to some degree, as a function of their romantic experiences. By manipulating relationship history, this research aimed to determine whether male desirability varied similarly for static stimuli (photographs) as it did for dynamic stimuli (short clips). Here we present 2 studies examining this
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Mu opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) moderates the influence of perceived parental attention on social support seeking Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-06-08 Shaofeng Zheng, Keiko Ishii, Takahiko Masuda, Masahiro Matsunaga, Yasuki Noguchi, Hidenori Yamasue, Yohsuke Ohtsubo
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Human Females as a Dispersal-Egalitarian Species: A Hypothesis about Women and Status Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-05-21 Joyce F. Benenson
Objectives A paradox exists in research on girls and women. On the one hand, they behave in a more egalitarian fashion than their male counterparts. On the other hand, status increases their own and their children’s survival. Methods Evidence from non-human primates can help reconcile these findings. In species that do not reside with female kin for life, females are relatively egalitarian and individualistic
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Associations Between Sexual Desire and Within-Individual Testosterone and Cortisol in Men and Women Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-04-18 Kevin A Rosenfield, Heather Self, Talia Shirazi, Rodrigo Cardenes, Justin Carré, Triana Ortiz, Khytam Dawood, David A. Puts
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Voice Changes Across the Menstrual Cycle in Response to Masculinized and Feminized Man and Woman Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-04-15 Irena Pavela Banai, Robert P. Burriss, Nataša Šimić
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Genetically-predicted trait-BMI, everyday discrimination and life satisfaction among older U.S. adults Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Aniruddha Das
Objectives This study tested whether genetically predicted trait-body mass index (trait-BMI) was linked to more general daily discrimination among older adults, and consequently to decline in their life satisfaction. Methods Data were from the Health and Retirement Study, nationally representative of U.S. adults over 50. Genetic prediction models were used to extract the trait component of BMI, which
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Changes in Positive Affect Due to Popularity in an Experimental Dating Context Influence Some of Men’s, but Not Women’s, Socio-Political Attitudes Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Francesca R. Luberti, Khandis R. Blake, Robert C. Brooks
Objective Trait mate value covaries with several socio-political attitudes. One’s dating popularity in a mating market can, however, shift one’s self-perceived mate value in that market. We tested whether dating popularity could therefore also shift socio-political attitudes, and whether trait mate value could moderate this effect. Method Heterosexual participants (N = 237) reported their trait mate
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An introduction to the Special Issue on “Sports Science: Evolutionary Perspectives and Biological Mechanisms” Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-02-17 Davide Ponzi
The goal of the special issue on “Sports science: evolutionary perspectives and biological mechanisms” was to build a bridge to help the development of a coherent and unifying approach to the study of sport science within an evolutionary framework. By focusing specifically on the biological and psychological dynamics of sport performance and competition, we asked if sports can be used to study the
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Skin Conductivity Responses to Images of War and Sports in Men and Women: An Evolutionary Perspective Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-01-26 Marián Hosťovecký, Jan Riegert, Adam Pazda, Pavol Prokop
Objectives The male warrior hypothesis suggests that men have evolved psychological mechanisms to form aggressive coalitions against members of outgroups, which may explain men’s propensity to engage in warfare, as well as team sports. We examined gender differences in skin conductivity and attitudes toward war after exposing participants to video imagery depicting sports and war from a sample of young
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The Skeletal Muscle Response to Energy Deficiency: A Life History Perspective Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-01-24 Gersiel Oliveira-Junior, Rafaela S. Pinto, Meghan K. Shirley, Daniel P. Longman, Karsten Koehler, Bryan Saunders, Hamilton Roschel, Eimear Dolan
Energy is a finite resource that is competitively distributed among the body’s systems and biological processes. During times of scarcity, energetic “trade-offs” may arise if less energy is available than is required to optimally sustain all systems. More immediately essential functions are predicted to be prioritized, even if this necessitates the diversion of energy away from – and potential downregulation
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Adaptations, Safety Factors, Limitations and Trade-Offs in Human Exercise Performance Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-01-21 Frank E Marino
Objectives This review will describe how human exercise performance at the highest level is exquisitely orchestrated by a set of responses by all body systems related to the evolutionary adaptations that have taken place over a long history. The review will also describe how many adaptations or features are co-opted (exaptations) for use in different ways and have utility other than for selective advantage
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Alternative Metabolic Strategies are Employed by Endurance Runners of Different Body Sizes; Implications for Human Evolution Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2022-01-10 Daniel P. Longman, Viviane Merzbach, Jorge Marques Pinto, Laura Hope Atkinson, Jonathan C. K. Wells, Dan Gordon, Jay T. Stock
Objective A suite of adaptations facilitating endurance running (ER) evolved within the hominin lineage. This may have improved our ability to reach scavenging sites before competitors, or to hunt prey over long distances. Running economy (RE) is a key determinant of endurance running performance, and depends largely on the magnitude of force required to support body mass. However, numerous environmental
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Snakes vs. Guns: a Systematic Review of Comparisons Between Phylogenetic and Ontogenetic Threats Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2021-12-02 Shapouri, Soheil, Martin, Leonard L.
Objectives The potential differences between phylogenetic threats (e.g., snakes) and ontogenetic threats (e.g., guns) can have a wide-ranging impact on a variety of theoretical and practical issues, from etiology of specific phobias to stimulus selection in psychophysiological studies, yet this line of research has not been systematically reviewed. Methods We summarize and synthesize findings from
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Performance Trade-Offs in Elite Swimmers Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2021-10-19 Vilain, Matthieu, Careau, Vincent
Objectives Our objective was to study performance trade-offs in elite athletes competing in a multi-event sport requiring a combination of aptitudes that might conflict each other. Swimmers competing in the individual medley, in particular, might face trade-offs as they have to swim (in this specific order) a quarter of the distance in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle within a single
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Testosterone, Athletic Context, Oral Contraceptive Use, and Competitive Persistence in Women Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2021-10-16 Casto, Kathleen V., Arthur, Lindsie C., Hamilton, Dave K., Edwards, David A.
Objectives The purpose of this study is to provide a descriptive account of salivary testosterone levels in women in relation to being an athlete, sporting level, competitive context, and oral contraceptive (OC) use and, to explore the relationship between testosterone levels and performance in a task of competitive persistence. Methods Saliva samples were collected from teams of women athletes at
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Cortisol, Temperament and Serotonin in Karate Combats: An Evolutionary Psychobiological Perspective Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2021-10-04 Ponzi, Davide, Dadomo, Harold, Filonzi, Laura, Palanza, Paola, Pelosi, Annalisa, Ceresini, Graziano, Parmigiani, Stefano, Marzano, Francesco Nonnis
Objectives There is evidence suggesting that in martial arts competitions athletes characterized by higher anxiety and harm avoidance may be more likely to lose a fight. This psychological profile has been hypothesized to explain in part the observation that cortisol is higher in losers before and in response to a competition. An important research target that needs further exploration is the identification
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Family and Gendered Fitness Interests Effects on Attitudes Toward Women’s Veiling, Status-Seeking and Stereotyping of Women in Pakistan Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2021-10-02 Blake, Khandis R., Anjum, Gulnaz, Brooks, Robert C.
Objective Although male relatives tend to sway people toward, and female relatives tend to sway people away from conservative political attitudes, there exist many ways in which family composition might cause these effects. Here we test several pathways whereby family might influence attitudes toward female veiling, gender stereotypes, and status-seeking in Pakistan. Methods Research assistants administered
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Do Early Life Experiences Predict Variation in the General Factor of Personality (GFP)? Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2021-09-29 Chua, Kristine J., Lukaszewski, Aaron W., Manson, Joseph H.
Objective The controversial General Factor of Personality (GFP) has been proposed as an indicator of social effectiveness and a slower life history strategy. An alternative hypothesis holds that only meta-trait alpha, comprising agreeableness, conscientiousness, and emotional stability, is a slow life history indicator. This study tested whether the GFP and/or alpha emerges from both self- and stranger-ratings
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Crowd Salience Heightens Tolerance to Healthy Facial Features Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2021-09-21 Brown, Mitch, Tracy, Ryan E., Young, Steven G., Sacco, Donald F.
Objective Recent findings suggest crowd salience heightens pathogen-avoidant motives, serving to reduce individuals’ infection risk through interpersonal contact. Such experiences may similarly facilitate the identification, and avoidance, of diseased conspecifics. The current experiment sought to replicate and extend previous crowding research. Methods In this experiment, we primed participants at
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Maternal Cortisol and Paternal Testosterone Correlated with Infant Growth via Mini Puberty Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2021-09-18 Corpuz, Randy, D’Alessandro, Sophia E., Moon, Julia M.
Objectives Infant testosterone (T) surges early in life. This period (known as mini puberty) is crucial to development. Little is known as to what the ultimate function of mini puberty might be. We predicted that parents with putative endocrine signatures of challenging environments (elevated levels of maternal cortisol and paternal T) may be related to elevated levels of infant T. In turn, these endocrine
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Testing Mate Choice Hypotheses in a Transitional Small Scale Population Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology Pub Date : 2021-09-03 Boothroyd, Lynda G., Jucker, Jean-Luc, Thornborrow, Tracey, Tovee, Martin J., Batres, Carlota, Penton-Voak, Ian
Objective Tests of theories of mate choice often rely on data gathered in White, industrialised samples and this is especially the case for studies of facial attraction. Our understanding of preferences for sexual dimorphism is currently in flux and a number of hypotheses require testing in more diverse participant samples. The current study uses opportunistically gathered facial dimorphism preference